Which to use
“violeurs” and “voleur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,314
- “violeurs” frequency rank
- #7,770
- “voleur” frequency rank
- 28084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | violeurs | voleur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de violeur. | Homme qui effectue un vol, qui dérobe, s’approprie le bien d’autrui, ou l’a déjà fait. |
Where the eye mixes violeurs and voleur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. violeurs runs 8 letters (CVVCVVCC) against voleur's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses violeurs with voleur
A purely visual mix-up. violeurs (\vjɔ.lœʁ\) and voleur (\vɔ.lœʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
violeurs is recorded at frequency rank #20,314, classified as anoun, pronounced \vjɔ.lœʁ\. voleur is at rank #7,770, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɔ.lœʁ\.
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 28084, this pair ranks #325,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of violeurs vs voleur
Shared letters: eloruv. Private to "violeurs": is. Private to "voleur": -.
"violeurs" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCC · "voleur" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "violeurs" and "voleur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "violeurs" or "voleur"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "violeurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voleur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "violeurs" and "voleur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "violés vs violeurs". 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 #325,014 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.