voi vs vom, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“voi” is an intj and “vom” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#33,070
“voi” frequency rank: #47,100
“vom” frequency rank: 80170
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	voi	vom
Definition	Interjection d’impatience.	Contraction de von dem: du..

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set voi and vom apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch

voi

3 ch

vom

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voi is \vwa\ while vom is \fɔm\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - i in “voi” becomes m in “vom”, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80170, 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\. vom is at rank #47,100, tagged as aprep, pronounced \fɔm\.

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 80170, this pair ranks #21,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of voi vs vom

Shared letters: ov. Private to "voi": i. Private to "vom": m.

"voi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "vom" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequency comparison

voi#33,070

vom#47,100

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "voi" and "vom" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "voi" is an intj and "vom" a preposition, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "voi" or "vom"?

"voi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,070 in our French list, against #47,100 for "vom". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering voi vs vom

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need an intj, it's “voi”; for a preposition, it's “vom”.
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