Which to use
“volez” and “voulez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,727
- “volez” frequency rank
- #1,082
- “voulez” frequency rank
- 44809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volez | voulez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voler. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe vouloir. |
Where the eye mixes volez and voulez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. volez runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against voulez's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: volez vs voulez
A purely visual mix-up. volez (\vɔ.le\) and voulez (\vu.le\) 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 44809, 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\. voulez is at rank #1,082, tagged as averb, pronounced \vu.le\.
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 44809, this pair ranks #207,645 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of volez vs voulez
Shared letters: elovz. Private to "volez": -. Private to "voulez": u.
"volez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "voulez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "volez" for "voulez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "volez" vs "voulez" - 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 "voulez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,645 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volez" and "voulez" 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 #207,645 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.