volezvsvotéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“volez” and “votée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,727
“volez” frequency rank
#12,885
“votée” frequency rank
56612
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature volez votée
Definition Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voler. Participe passé féminin singulier de voter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set volez and votée apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
volez
5 ch
votée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. volez (\vɔ.le\) and votée (\vɔ.te\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

volez is recorded at frequency rank #43,727, classified as averb, 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 56612, this pair ranks #119,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of volez vs votée

Shared letters: eov. Private to "volez": lz. Private to "votée": .

"volez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "votée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • volezovlez · vloez · voelz · volezz · vollez · volze · vvolez

Frequency comparison

volez#43,727
votée#12,885

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "volez" and "votée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\vɔ.le\ versus \vɔ.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "volez" or "votée"?
"votée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,885 in our French list, against #43,727 for "volez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering volez vs votée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “volez” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list