Which to use
“voi” is an intj and “voient” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,070
- “voi” frequency rank
- #2,652
- “voient” frequency rank
- 35722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voi | voient |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Interjection d’impatience. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voir. |
Same sound, different letters: voi vs voient
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Homophone desk: voi vs voient
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: voi and voient carry the same recorded pronunciation, \vwa\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anintj, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 3 extra letter(s) - “voi” sits inside “voient”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voi is recorded at frequency rank #33,070, classified as anintj, pronounced \vwa\. voient is at rank #2,652, tagged as averb, pronounced \vwa\.
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 35722, this pair ranks #274,715 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of voi vs voient
Shared letters: iov. Private to "voi": -. Private to "voient": ent.
"voi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "voient" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- voient ← ovient · vioent · voeint · voiennt · voientt · voietn · voinet · vvoient
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voi" for "voient" ever safe?
Frequency check: "voi" vs "voient" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "voi" / "voient". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "voi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voient" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,715 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voi" and "voient" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viv vs voi". 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 #274,715 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.