Which to use
“vor” and “voui” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,525
- “vor” frequency rank
- #45,950
- “voui” frequency rank
- 92475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vor | voui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Avant, exprime un mouvement spatial. | Oui. |
Where the eye mixes vor and voui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. vor runs 3 letters (CVC) against voui's 4 (CVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vor and voui
A purely visual mix-up. vor (\foːɐ̯\) and voui (\vwi\) 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 92475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vor is recorded at frequency rank #46,525, classified as anadv, pronounced \foːɐ̯\. voui is at rank #45,950, tagged as anadv, pronounced \vwi\.
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 92475, this pair ranks #2,961 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vor vs voui
Shared letters: ov. Private to "vor": r. Private to "voui": iu.
"vor" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "voui" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- voui ← ovui · voiu · vuoi · vvoui
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vor" and "voui" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "vor" or "voui" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,961 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vor" and "voui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viv vs vor". 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 #2,961 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.