Which to use
“voltage” and “voyage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,098
- “voltage” frequency rank
- #860
- “voyage” frequency rank
- 39958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voltage | voyage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tension électrique en volts nécessaires au fonctionnement d’un appareil électrique. | Action de se déplacer par un chemin plus ou moins long pour se rendre d’une ville dans une autre, d’un pays dans un autre, d’un lieu dans un autre. |
Where the eye mixes voltage and voyage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses voltage with voyage
A purely visual mix-up. voltage (\vɔl.taʒ\) and voyage (\vwa.jaʒ\) 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 39958, 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\. voyage is at rank #860, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vwa.jaʒ\.
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 39958, this pair ranks #244,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of voltage vs voyage
Shared letters: aegov. Private to "voltage": lt. Private to "voyage": y.
"voltage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "voyage" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voltage" for "voyage" ever safe?
Frequency check: "voltage" vs "voyage" - 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 "voltage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voyage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voltage" and "voyage" 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 #244,086 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.