votavsvotéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“vota” and “votée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,211
“vota” frequency rank
#12,885
“votée” frequency rank
56096
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vota votée
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de voter. Participe passé féminin singulier de voter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vota and votée apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
vota
5 ch
votée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. vota (\vɔ.ta\) and votée (\vɔ.te\) 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 56096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vota is recorded at frequency rank #43,211, classified as averb, pronounced \vɔ.ta\. votée is at rank #12,885, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.te\.

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 56096, this pair ranks #123,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vota vs votée

Shared letters: otv. Private to "vota": a. Private to "votée": .

"vota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "votée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • votaovta · voat · votta · vtoa · vvota

Frequency comparison

vota#43,211
votée#12,885

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vota" and "votée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\vɔ.ta\ versus \vɔ.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vota" or "votée"?
"votée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,885 in our French list, against #43,211 for "vota". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vota vs votée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vota” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list