Which to use
“volée” is a noun and “votée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,055
- “volée” frequency rank
- #12,885
- “votée” frequency rank
- 20940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volée | votée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de voler, vol, envol, en parlant des oiseaux et de certains animaux comme les insectes. | Participe passé féminin singulier de voter. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set volée and votée apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: volée is \vɔ.le\ while votée is \vɔ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - l in “volée” becomes t in “votée”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
volée is recorded at frequency rank #8,055, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɔ.le\. votée is at rank #12,885, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.te\.
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 20940, this pair ranks #365,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of volée vs votée
Shared letters: eové. Private to "volée": l. Private to "votée": t.
"volée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "votée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "volée" and "votée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "volée" or "votée"?
Remembering volée vs votée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “volée”; for a verb, it's “votée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “volée” entry
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