Which to use
“vite” is an adjective and “vote” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #406
- “vite” frequency rank
- #1,128
- “vote” frequency rank
- 1534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vite | vote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rapide, qui se meut avec célérité, avec promptitude ; se dit surtout dans le sport, sinon plutôt des animaux et des choses dont le mouvement est rapide. | Opinion exprimée, suffrage donné dans un corps politique, dans une assemblée délibérante, dans un collège électoral, dans une compagnie. |
Where the eye mixes vite and vote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vite vs vote
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vite is \vit\ while vote is \vɔt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - i in “vite” becomes o in “vote”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vite is recorded at frequency rank #406, classified as anadj, pronounced \vit\. vote is at rank #1,128, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɔt\.
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 1534, this pair ranks #437,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vite vs vote
Shared letters: etv. Private to "vite": i. Private to "vote": o.
"vite" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vite" and "vote" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "vite" or "vote" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vite" and "vote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vote vs voy". 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 #437,880 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.