Which to use
“vos” is a determiner and “vota” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #207
- “vos” frequency rank
- #43,211
- “vota” frequency rank
- 43418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vos | vota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui sont à vous, qui vous appartiennent. Deuxième personne du pluriel. Plusieurs possesseurs et plusieurs objets, ou un seul possesseur (forme de politesse) et plusieurs objets. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de voter. |
Where the eye mixes vos and vota
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vos with vota
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vos is \vo\ while vota is \vɔ.ta\. 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 (determiner vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vos is recorded at frequency rank #207, classified as adet, pronounced \vo\. vota is at rank #43,211, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.ta\.
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 43418, this pair ranks #218,208 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vos vs vota
Shared letters: ov. Private to "vos": s. Private to "vota": at.
"vos" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vota ← ovta · voat · votta · vtoa · vvota
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vos" and "vota" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vos" vs "vota" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,208 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vos" and "vota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vota 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 #218,208 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.