Which to use
“volé” and “voy” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,632
- “volé” frequency rank
- #48,860
- “voy” frequency rank
- 53492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volé | voy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de voler. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe irrégulier ir (« aller »). |
Where the eye mixes volé and voy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. volé 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.
Visual trap between volé and voy
A purely visual mix-up. volé (\vɔ.le\) 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 53492, 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\. 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 53492, this pair ranks #140,350 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of volé vs voy
Shared letters: ov. Private to "volé": lé. Private to "voy": y.
"volé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "voy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "volé" for "voy" ever safe?
Which is more common, "volé" or "voy"?
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 "volé" 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 #140,350 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volé" and "voy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viv vs voy". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #140,350 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.