Which to use
“Voss” is a name and “voue” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,682
- “Voss” frequency rank
- #28,020
- “voue” frequency rank
- 75702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Voss | voue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de vouer. |
Letter map: Voss vs voue
Shared letters muted; letters that set Voss and voue apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Voss (CVCC) and voue (CVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - Voss and voue
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Voss is aname and voueaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Voss is recorded at frequency rank #47,682, classified as aname. voue is at rank #28,020, tagged as averb, pronounced \vu\.
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 75702, this pair ranks #33,265 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Voss vs voue
Shared letters: ov. Private to "Voss": s. Private to "voue": eu.
"Voss" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "voue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Voss" for "voue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Voss" vs "voue" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Voss" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,265 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Voss" and "voue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Voss 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 #33,265 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.