Which to use
“vont” is a verb and “voyant” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #357
- “vont” frequency rank
- #3,374
- “voyant” frequency rank
- 3731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vont | voyant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de aller. | Que l’on voit ; qui attire la vue ; éclatant ; manifeste. |
Where the eye mixes vont and voyant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vont with voyant
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vont is \vɔ̃\ while voyant is \vwa.jɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vont is recorded at frequency rank #357, classified as averb, pronounced \vɔ̃\. voyant is at rank #3,374, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vwa.jɑ̃\.
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 3731, this pair ranks #433,325 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vont vs voyant
Shared letters: notv. Private to "vont": -. Private to "voyant": ay.
"vont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "voyant" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vont" for "voyant" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vont" or "voyant"?
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 "vont" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voyant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #433,325 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vont" and "voyant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vont vs voy". 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 #433,325 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.