Which to use
“vomis” is a noun and “voyais” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,404
- “vomis” frequency rank
- #6,354
- “voyais” frequency rank
- 34758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vomis | voyais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de vomi. | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de voir. |
Where the eye mixes vomis and voyais
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vomis runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against voyais's 6 (CVVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vomis and voyais
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vomis is \vɔ.mi\ while voyais is \vwa.jɛ\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vomis is recorded at frequency rank #28,404, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɔ.mi\. voyais is at rank #6,354, tagged as averb, pronounced \vwa.jɛ\.
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 34758, this pair ranks #281,601 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vomis vs voyais
Shared letters: iosv. Private to "vomis": m. Private to "voyais": ay.
"vomis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "voyais" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vomis" for "voyais" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vomis" or "voyais"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vomis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voyais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,601 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vomis" and "voyais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vomis vs Voss". 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 #281,601 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.