Which to use
“volaient” and “voyagent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,684
- “volaient” frequency rank
- #21,206
- “voyagent” frequency rank
- 63890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volaient | voyagent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de voler. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voyager. |
Where the eye mixes volaient and voyagent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. volaient (CVCVVVCC) and voyagent (CVVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between volaient and voyagent
A purely visual mix-up. volaient (\vɔ.lɛ\) and voyagent (\vwa.jaʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
volaient is recorded at frequency rank #42,684, classified as averb, pronounced \vɔ.lɛ\. voyagent is at rank #21,206, tagged as averb, pronounced \vwa.jaʒ\.
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 63890, this pair ranks #79,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of volaient vs voyagent
Shared letters: aenotv. Private to "volaient": il. Private to "voyagent": gy.
"volaient" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVVCC · "voyagent" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "volaient" for "voyagent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "volaient" vs "voyagent" - 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 "volaient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voyagent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volaient" and "voyagent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "volaient vs votaient". 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 #79,711 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.