Which to use
“voi” is an intj and “voire” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,070
- “voi” frequency rank
- #1,464
- “voire” frequency rank
- 34534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voi | voire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Interjection d’impatience. | Et peut-être même ; et aussi. |
Where the eye mixes voi and voire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. voi runs 3 letters (CVV) against voire's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between voi and voire
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voi is \vwa\ while voire is \vwaʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “voi” sits inside “voire”, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34534, 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\. voire is at rank #1,464, tagged as anadv, pronounced \vwaʁ\.
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 34534, this pair ranks #283,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of voi vs voire
Shared letters: iov. Private to "voi": -. Private to "voire": er.
"voi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "voire" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- voire ← ovire · viore · voier · voirre · vorie · vvoire
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voi" for "voire" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "voi" or "voire" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "voi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voi" and "voire" 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 #283,142 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.