Which to use
“void” is a noun and “vois” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,683
- “void” frequency rank
- #298
- “vois” frequency rank
- 42981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | void | vois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fromage au lait de vache à pâte molle à croûte lavée de la Meuse. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de voir. |
Same sound, different letters: void vs vois
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - void and vois
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: void and vois carry the same recorded pronunciation, \vwa\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - d in “void” becomes s in “vois”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
void is recorded at frequency rank #42,683, classified as anoun, pronounced \vwa\. vois is at rank #298, 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 42981, this pair ranks #221,487 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of void vs vois
Shared letters: iov. Private to "void": d. Private to "vois": s.
"void" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "vois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "void" and "vois" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "void" or "vois" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "void" / "vois". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "void" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,487 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "void" and "vois" 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 #221,487 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.