Which to use
“vom” is a preposition and “vous” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,100
- “vom” frequency rank
- #37
- “vous” frequency rank
- 47137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vom | vous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contraction de von dem: du.. | Pronom clitique ou tonique de la deuxième personne du pluriel sujet, lorsque l’interlocuteur s’adresse à plusieurs autres personnes. |
Where the eye mixes vom and vous
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vom vs vous
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vom is \fɔm\ while vous is \vu\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vom is recorded at frequency rank #47,100, classified as aprep, pronounced \fɔm\. vous is at rank #37, tagged as apron, pronounced \vu\.
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 47137, this pair ranks #189,271 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vom vs vous
Shared letters: ov. Private to "vom": m. Private to "vous": su.
"vom" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vous ← ovus · vosu · vouss · vuos · vvous
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vom" and "vous" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "vom" or "vous" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,271 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vom" and "vous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viv vs vom". 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 #189,271 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.