voiléevsvoûtéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,267
“voilée” frequency rank
#48,260
“voûtée” frequency rank
64527
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature voilée voûtée
Definition Féminin singulier de voilé. Féminin singulier de voûté.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set voilée and voûtée apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
voilée
6 ch
voûtée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. voilée (\vwa.le\) and voûtée (\vu.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

voilée is recorded at frequency rank #16,267, classified as anadj, pronounced \vwa.le\. voûtée is at rank #48,260, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vu.te\.

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 64527, this pair ranks #76,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of voilée vs voûtée

Shared letters: eové. Private to "voilée": il. Private to "voûtée": .

"voilée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV  ·  "voûtée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV

Frequency comparison

voilée#16,267
voûtée#48,260

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "voilée" and "voûtée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\vwa.le\ versus \vu.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "voilée" or "voûtée"?
"voilée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,267 in our French list, against #48,260 for "voûtée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering voilée vs voûtée

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 “voilée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list