Which to use
“voice” and “voies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,881
- “voice” frequency rank
- #2,398
- “voies” frequency rank
- 14279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voice | voies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Voix. | Pluriel de voie. |
Where the eye mixes voice and voies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. voice (CVVCV) and voies (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between voice and voies
A purely visual mix-up. voice (\vɔɪs\) and voies (\vwa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14279, 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\. voies is at rank #2,398, 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 14279, this pair ranks #397,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voice vs voies
Shared letters: eiov. Private to "voice": c. Private to "voies": s.
"voice" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "voies" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voice" for "voies" ever safe?
Which is more common, "voice" or "voies"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "voice" and "voies" 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 "voies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voice" and "voies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voice vs voûté". 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 #397,383 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.