Which to use
“voltage” and “volte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,098
- “voltage” frequency rank
- #27,292
- “volte” frequency rank
- 66390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voltage | volte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tension électrique en volts nécessaires au fonctionnement d’un appareil électrique. | Danse à trois temps d’origine provençale. |
Where the eye mixes voltage and volte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. voltage runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against volte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: voltage vs volte
A purely visual mix-up. voltage (\vɔl.taʒ\) and volte (\vɔlt\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voltage is recorded at frequency rank #39,098, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɔl.taʒ\. volte is at rank #27,292, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɔlt\.
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 66390, this pair ranks #68,032 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of voltage vs volte
Shared letters: elotv. Private to "voltage": ag. Private to "volte": -.
"voltage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "volte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "voltage" and "volte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "voltage" vs "volte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "voltage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "volte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,032 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voltage" and "volte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "volage vs voltage". 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 #68,032 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.