Which to use
“violons” is a noun and “votons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,018
- “violons” frequency rank
- #41,069
- “votons” frequency rank
- 61087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | violons | votons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de violon. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voter. |
Where the eye mixes violons and votons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses violons with votons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: violons is \vjɔ.lɔ̃\ while votons is \vɔ.tɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
violons is recorded at frequency rank #20,018, classified as anoun, pronounced \vjɔ.lɔ̃\. votons is at rank #41,069, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.tɔ̃\.
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 61087, this pair ranks #94,139 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of violons vs votons
Shared letters: nosv. Private to "violons": il. Private to "votons": t.
"violons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "votons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "violons" and "votons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "violons" or "votons"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "violons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "votons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,139 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "violons" and "votons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visons vs votons". 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 #94,139 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.