Which to use
“voient” and “vont” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,652
- “voient” frequency rank
- #357
- “vont” frequency rank
- 3009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voient | vont |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voir. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de aller. |
Where the eye mixes voient and vont
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: voient vs vont
A purely visual mix-up. voient (\vwa\) and vont (\vɔ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3009, 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\. vont is at rank #357, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ̃\.
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 3009, this pair ranks #435,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voient vs vont
Shared letters: notv. Private to "voient": ei. Private to "vont": -.
"voient" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC · "vont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "voient" and "vont" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "voient" vs "vont" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "voient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vont" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #435,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voient" and "vont" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vont vs voy". 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 #435,006 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.