Which to use
“voilà” is a verb and “voire” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #458
- “voilà” frequency rank
- #1,464
- “voire” frequency rank
- 1922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voilà | voire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Utilisé pour désigner une personne, une chose ou une action, ou pour y faire référence. | Et peut-être même ; et aussi. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set voilà and voire apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voilà is \vwa.la\ while voire is \vwaʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voilà is recorded at frequency rank #458, classified as averb, pronounced \vwa.la\. voire is at rank #1,464, tagged as anadv, pronounced \vwaʁ\.
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 1922, this pair ranks #437,118 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voilà vs voire
Shared letters: iov. Private to "voilà": là. Private to "voire": er.
"voilà" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "voire" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- voire ← ovire · viore · voier · voirre · vorie · vvoire
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "voilà" and "voire" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "voilà" or "voire"?
Remembering voilà vs voire
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “voilà”; for an adverb, it's “voire”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “voilà” entry
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