Which to use
“voir” is a verb and “vols” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #107
- “voir” frequency rank
- #4,539
- “vols” frequency rank
- 4646
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voir | vols |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Percevoir l’image des objets par l’organe de la vue. | Pluriel de vol (déplacement dans l’air). |
Where the eye mixes voir and vols
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voir is \vwaʁ\ while vols is \vɔl\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4646, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voir is recorded at frequency rank #107, classified as averb, pronounced \vwaʁ\. vols is at rank #4,539, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɔl\.
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 4646, this pair ranks #431,063 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voir vs vols
Shared letters: ov. Private to "voir": ir. Private to "vols": ls.
"voir" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "vols" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "voir" and "vols" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "voir" or "vols"?
What to do next
You've compared "voir" and "vols". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "voir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vols" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #431,063 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voir" and "vols" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vols vs voy". 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
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