Which to use
“vomit” and “voyait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,019
- “vomit” frequency rank
- #4,634
- “voyait” frequency rank
- 32653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vomit | voyait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de vomir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de voir. |
Where the eye mixes vomit and voyait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vomit runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against voyait's 6 (CVVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vomit with voyait
A purely visual mix-up. vomit (\vo.mi\) and voyait (\vwa.jɛ\) 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 32653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vomit is recorded at frequency rank #28,019, classified as averb, pronounced \vo.mi\. voyait is at rank #4,634, 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 32653, this pair ranks #295,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vomit vs voyait
Shared letters: iotv. Private to "vomit": m. Private to "voyait": ay.
"vomit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "voyait" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vomit" and "voyait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vomit" or "voyait"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vomit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voyait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vomit" and "voyait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vom vs vomit". 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 #295,858 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.