Which to use
“vor” is an adverb and “voyer” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,525
- “vor” frequency rank
- #34,361
- “voyer” frequency rank
- 80886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vor | voyer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Avant, exprime un mouvement spatial. | Relatif à la voirie. |
Where the eye mixes vor and voyer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vor and voyer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vor is \foːɐ̯\ while voyer is \vwa.je\. 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 (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80886, 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\. voyer is at rank #34,361, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vwa.je\.
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 80886, this pair ranks #19,917 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vor vs voyer
Shared letters: orv. Private to "vor": -. Private to "voyer": ey.
"vor" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "voyer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- voyer ← ovyer · voeyr · voyerr · voyre · voyyer · vvoyer · vyoer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vor" and "voyer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vor" vs "voyer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voyer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,917 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vor" and "voyer" 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 #19,917 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.