Which to use
“violés” and “voler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,651
- “violés” frequency rank
- #3,115
- “voler” frequency rank
- 39766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | violés | voler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de violer. | Se maintenir dans les airs en battant des ailes. |
Where the eye mixes violés and voler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses violés with voler
A purely visual mix-up. violés (\vjɔ.le\) and voler (\vɔ.le\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
violés is recorded at frequency rank #36,651, classified as averb, pronounced \vjɔ.le\. voler is at rank #3,115, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.le\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 39766, this pair ranks #245,548 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of violés vs voler
Shared letters: lov. Private to "violés": isé. Private to "voler": er.
"violés" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "voler" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- voler ← ovler · vloer · voelr · volerr · voller · volre · vvoler
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "violés" and "voler" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "violés" vs "voler" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "violés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,548 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "violés" and "voler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "violés vs virées". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #245,548 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.