Which to use
“voilées” and “vouées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,366
- “voilées” frequency rank
- #45,951
- “vouées” frequency rank
- 64317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voilées | vouées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de voilé. | Féminin pluriel de voué. |
Where the eye mixes voilées and vouées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. voilées runs 7 letters (CVVCVVC) against vouées's 6 (CVVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between voilées and vouées
A purely visual mix-up. voilées (\vwa.le\) and vouées (\vwe\) 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 64317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voilées is recorded at frequency rank #18,366, classified as anadj, pronounced \vwa.le\. vouées is at rank #45,951, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vwe\.
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 64317, this pair ranks #77,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of voilées vs vouées
Shared letters: eosvé. Private to "voilées": il. Private to "vouées": u.
"voilées" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "vouées" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voilées" for "vouées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "voilées" vs "vouées" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "voilées" and "vouées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "voilées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vouées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voilées" and "vouées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vouées vs voûtée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #77,643 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.