Which to use
“vite” and “voûté” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #406
- “vite” frequency rank
- #45,952
- “voûté” frequency rank
- 46358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vite | voûté |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Qui présente une voûte, qui est recourbé. |
Where the eye mixes vite and voûté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. vite runs 4 letters (CVCV) against voûté's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vite and voûté
A purely visual mix-up. vite (\vit\) and voûté (\vu.te\) 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 46358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vite is recorded at frequency rank #406, classified as anadj, pronounced \vit\. voûté is at rank #45,952, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vu.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 46358, this pair ranks #195,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vite vs voûté
Shared letters: tv. Private to "vite": ei. Private to "voûté": oéû.
"vite" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "voûté" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vite ← ivte · vitte · vtie · vvite
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vite" and "voûté" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "vite" or "voûté" 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 "vite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voûté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vite" and "voûté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voûté 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 #195,627 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.