Which to use
“volez” and “voyez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,727
- “volez” frequency rank
- #1,981
- “voyez” frequency rank
- 45708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volez | voyez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voler. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de voir. |
Where the eye mixes volez and voyez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: volez vs voyez
A purely visual mix-up. volez (\vɔ.le\) and voyez (\vwa.je\) 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 a single letter - l in “volez” becomes y in “voyez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45708, 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\. voyez is at rank #1,981, tagged as averb, pronounced \vwa.je\.
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 45708, this pair ranks #200,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of volez vs voyez
Shared letters: eovz. Private to "volez": l. Private to "voyez": y.
"volez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "voyez" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "volez" and "voyez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "volez" vs "voyez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "volez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voyez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volez" and "voyez" 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 #200,639 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.