Which to use
“volte” and “vote” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,292
- “volte” frequency rank
- #1,128
- “vote” frequency rank
- 28420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volte | vote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Danse à trois temps d’origine provençale. | Opinion exprimée, suffrage donné dans un corps politique, dans une assemblée délibérante, dans un collège électoral, dans une compagnie. |
Where the eye mixes volte and vote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between volte and vote
A purely visual mix-up. volte (\vɔlt\) and vote (\vɔt\) 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 28420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
volte is recorded at frequency rank #27,292, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɔlt\. vote is at rank #1,128, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɔt\.
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 28420, this pair ranks #322,944 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of volte vs vote
Shared letters: eotv. Private to "volte": l. Private to "vote": -.
"volte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "volte" for "vote" ever safe?
Which is more common, "volte" or "vote"?
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 "volte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,944 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volte" and "vote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "volte vs voûtée". 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 #322,944 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.