Which to use
“violeur” and “voyeur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,937
- “violeur” frequency rank
- #25,168
- “voyeur” frequency rank
- 39105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | violeur | voyeur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quelqu’un, généralement un homme, qui commet un viol. | Celui qui aime regarder les gens, observer les choses sans intervenir. |
Where the eye mixes violeur and voyeur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses violeur with voyeur
A purely visual mix-up. violeur (\vjɔ.lœʁ\) and voyeur (\vwa.jœʁ\) 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 39105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
violeur is recorded at frequency rank #13,937, classified as anoun, pronounced \vjɔ.lœʁ\. voyeur is at rank #25,168, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vwa.jœʁ\.
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 39105, this pair ranks #250,474 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of violeur vs voyeur
Shared letters: eoruv. Private to "violeur": il. Private to "voyeur": y.
"violeur" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "voyeur" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "violeur" and "voyeur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "violeur" or "voyeur" 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 "violeur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voyeur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,474 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "violeur" and "voyeur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vouer vs voyeur". 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 #250,474 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.