Which to use
“violés” and “votés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,651
- “violés” frequency rank
- #27,660
- “votés” frequency rank
- 64311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | violés | votés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de violer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de voter. |
Where the eye mixes violés and votés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. violés runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against votés's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between violés and votés
A purely visual mix-up. violés (\vjɔ.le\) and votés (\vɔ.te\) 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 64311, 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\. votés is at rank #27,660, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.te\.
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 64311, this pair ranks #77,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of violés vs votés
Shared letters: osvé. Private to "violés": il. Private to "votés": t.
"violés" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "votés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "violés" and "votés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "violés" or "votés" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "violés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "votés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "violés" and "votés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "violés vs virées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #77,669 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.