Which to use
“volez” and “votés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,727
- “volez” frequency rank
- #27,660
- “votés” frequency rank
- 71387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volez | votés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voler. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de voter. |
Where the eye mixes volez and votés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. volez and votés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses volez with votés
A purely visual mix-up. volez (\vɔ.le\) and votés (\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 71387, 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\. votés is at rank #27,660, 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 71387, this pair ranks #47,736 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of volez vs votés
Shared letters: ov. Private to "volez": elz. Private to "votés": sté.
"volez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "votés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- volez ← ovlez · vloez · voelz · volezz · vollez · volze · vvolez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "volez" and "votés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "volez" vs "votés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "volez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "votés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,736 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volez" and "votés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visez vs volez". 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 #47,736 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.