Which to use
“voilure” and “volume” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,859
- “voilure” frequency rank
- #1,980
- “volume” frequency rank
- 32839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voilure | volume |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble des voiles d’un navire. | Ampleur, grosseur d’une masse ; espace occupé par un corps ou celui pouvant être délimité par une ou des surfaces. |
Where the eye mixes voilure and volume
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. voilure runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against volume's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses voilure with volume
A purely visual mix-up. voilure (\vwa.lyʁ\) and volume (\vɔ.lym\) 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 32839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voilure is recorded at frequency rank #30,859, classified as anoun, pronounced \vwa.lyʁ\. volume is at rank #1,980, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɔ.lym\.
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 32839, this pair ranks #294,602 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of voilure vs volume
Shared letters: elouv. Private to "voilure": ir. Private to "volume": m.
"voilure" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "volume" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voilure" for "volume" ever safe?
Frequency check: "voilure" vs "volume" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "voilure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "volume" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,602 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voilure" and "volume" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voiler vs voilure". 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 #294,602 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.