Which to use
“vola” and “vota” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,375
- “vola” frequency rank
- #43,211
- “vota” frequency rank
- 88586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vola | vota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe voler. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de voter. |
Where the eye mixes vola and vota
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vola and vota follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vola vs vota
A purely visual mix-up. vola (\vɔ.la\) and vota (\vɔ.ta\) 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 a single letter - l in “vola” becomes t in “vota”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vola is recorded at frequency rank #45,375, classified as averb, pronounced \vɔ.la\. vota is at rank #43,211, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.ta\.
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 88586, this pair ranks #6,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vola vs vota
Shared letters: aov. Private to "vola": l. Private to "vota": t.
"vola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vola" and "vota" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vola" vs "vota" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vola" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vola" and "vota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vlan vs vola". 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 #6,802 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.