Which to use
“volé” is a verb and “vom” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,632
- “volé” frequency rank
- #47,100
- “vom” frequency rank
- 51732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volé | vom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de voler. | Contraction de von dem: du.. |
Where the eye mixes volé and vom
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. volé runs 4 letters (CVCV) against vom's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between volé and vom
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: volé is \vɔ.le\ while vom is \fɔm\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
volé is recorded at frequency rank #4,632, classified as averb, pronounced \vɔ.le\. vom is at rank #47,100, tagged as aprep, pronounced \fɔm\.
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 51732, this pair ranks #152,866 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of volé vs vom
Shared letters: ov. Private to "volé": lé. Private to "vom": m.
"volé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vom" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "volé" and "vom" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "volé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,866 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volé" and "vom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viv vs vom". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #152,866 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.