Which to use
“vocal” and “vocaux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,822
- “vocal” frequency rank
- #25,163
- “vocaux” frequency rank
- 39985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vocal | vocaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif à la voix. | Masculin pluriel de vocal. |
Where the eye mixes vocal and vocaux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vocal runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against vocaux's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vocal and vocaux
A purely visual mix-up. vocal (\vɔ.kal\) and vocaux (\vɔ.ko\) 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 39985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vocal is recorded at frequency rank #14,822, classified as anadj, pronounced \vɔ.kal\. vocaux is at rank #25,163, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vɔ.ko\.
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 39985, this pair ranks #243,875 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vocal vs vocaux
Shared letters: acov. Private to "vocal": l. Private to "vocaux": ux.
"vocal" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vocaux" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vocal" and "vocaux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vocal" or "vocaux"?
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 "vocal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vocaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,875 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vocal" and "vocaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vial vs vocal". 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 #243,875 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.