Which to use
“vite” is an adjective and “votez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #406
- “vite” frequency rank
- #13,939
- “votez” frequency rank
- 14345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vite | votez |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voter. |
Where the eye mixes vite and votez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vite runs 4 letters (CVCV) against votez's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vite vs votez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vite is \vit\ while votez is \vɔ.te\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vite is recorded at frequency rank #406, classified as anadj, pronounced \vit\. votez is at rank #13,939, 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 14345, this pair ranks #397,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vite vs votez
Shared letters: etv. Private to "vite": i. Private to "votez": oz.
"vite" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "votez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vite" for "votez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vite" vs "votez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vite" and "votez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "votez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vite" and "votez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "votez vs voûtée". 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 #397,098 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.