Which to use
“voient” is a verb and “voix” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,652
- “voient” frequency rank
- #499
- “voix” frequency rank
- 3151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voient | voix |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voir. | Ensemble de sons produits par les cordes vocales. |
Same sound, different letters: voient vs voix
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - voient and voix
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: voient and voix carry the same recorded pronunciation, \vwa\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voient is recorded at frequency rank #2,652, classified as averb, pronounced \vwa\. voix is at rank #499, 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 3151, this pair ranks #434,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voient vs voix
Shared letters: iov. Private to "voient": ent. Private to "voix": x.
"voient" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC · "voix" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "voient" and "voix" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "voient" or "voix"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "voient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voix" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voient" and "voix" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viv vs voix". 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 #434,669 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.