Which to use
“voeux” is a typographic variant and “vogue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,969
- “voeux” frequency rank
- #8,637
- “vogue” frequency rank
- 19606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voeux | vogue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Orthographe par contrainte typographique de vœux. | Popularité ; succès ; mode. |
Where the eye mixes voeux and vogue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: voeux vs vogue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voeux is [vø] while vogue is \vɔɡ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (typographic variant vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voeux is recorded at frequency rank #10,969, classified as atypographic variant, pronounced [vø]. vogue is at rank #8,637, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɔɡ\.
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 19606, this pair ranks #372,431 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voeux vs vogue
Shared letters: eouv. Private to "voeux": x. Private to "vogue": g.
"voeux" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "vogue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "voeux" and "vogue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "voeux" or "vogue"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "voeux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vogue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #372,431 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voeux" and "vogue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voeux vs voui". 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 #372,431 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.