voiesvsvôtresWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“voies” and “vôtres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,398
“voies” frequency rank
#18,369
“vôtres” frequency rank
20767
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature voies vôtres
Definition Pluriel de voie. Ceux qui sont de votre pays, de votre parti, de votre compagnie.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set voies and vôtres apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
voies
6 ch
vôtres

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. voies (\vwa\) and vôtres (\votʁ\) 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 20767, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

voies is recorded at frequency rank #2,398, classified as anoun, pronounced \vwa\. vôtres is at rank #18,369, tagged as anoun, pronounced \votʁ\.

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 20767, this pair ranks #366,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of voies vs vôtres

Shared letters: esv. Private to "voies": io. Private to "vôtres": rtô.

"voies" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC  ·  "vôtres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • voiesovies · vioes · voeis · voiess · voise · vvoies

Frequency comparison

voies#2,398
vôtres#18,369

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "voies" and "vôtres" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\vwa\ versus \votʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "voies" or "vôtres"?
"voies" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,398 in our French list, against #18,369 for "vôtres". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering voies vs vôtres

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “voies” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list