Which to use
“voice” and “void” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,881
- “voice” frequency rank
- #42,683
- “void” frequency rank
- 54564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voice | void |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Voix. | Fromage au lait de vache à pâte molle à croûte lavée de la Meuse. |
Where the eye mixes voice and void
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses voice with void
A purely visual mix-up. voice (\vɔɪs\) and void (\vwa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voice is recorded at frequency rank #11,881, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɔɪs\. void is at rank #42,683, tagged as anoun, 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 54564, this pair ranks #133,174 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of voice vs void
Shared letters: iov. Private to "voice": ce. Private to "void": d.
"voice" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "void" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voice" for "void" ever safe?
Frequency check: "voice" vs "void" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "voice" and "void" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "voice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "void" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,174 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voice" and "void" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viv vs void". 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 #133,174 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.