Which to use
“vola” and “voy” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,375
- “vola” frequency rank
- #48,860
- “voy” frequency rank
- 94235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vola | voy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe voler. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe irrégulier ir (« aller »). |
Where the eye mixes vola and voy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. vola runs 4 letters (CVCV) against voy's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vola with voy
A purely visual mix-up. vola (\vɔ.la\) and voy (\ˈboj\) 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 94235, 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\. voy is at rank #48,860, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈboj\.
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 94235, this pair ranks #1,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vola vs voy
Shared letters: ov. Private to "vola": al. Private to "voy": y.
"vola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "voy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vola ← ovla · vloa · voal · volla · vvola
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vola" and "voy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vola" vs "voy" - 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 "vola" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vola" and "voy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viv 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
Confusion rank #1,763 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.