Which to use
“voeux” is a typographic variant and “voui” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,969
- “voeux” frequency rank
- #45,950
- “voui” frequency rank
- 56919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voeux | voui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Orthographe par contrainte typographique de vœux. | Oui. |
Where the eye mixes voeux and voui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. voeux runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against voui's 4 (CVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: voeux vs voui
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voeux is [vø] while voui is \vwi\. 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 (typographic variant vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56919, 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]. voui is at rank #45,950, tagged as anadv, pronounced \vwi\.
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 56919, this pair ranks #118,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of voeux vs voui
Shared letters: ouv. Private to "voeux": ex. Private to "voui": i.
"voeux" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "voui" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "voeux" and "voui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "voeux" or "voui"?
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 "voui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voeux" and "voui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voui 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 #118,141 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.