Which to use
“vota” and “votés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,211
- “vota” frequency rank
- #27,660
- “votés” frequency rank
- 70871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vota | votés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de voter. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de voter. |
Where the eye mixes vota and votés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vota runs 4 letters (CVCV) against votés's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vota and votés
A purely visual mix-up. vota (\vɔ.ta\) and votés (\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 70871, 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\. votés is at rank #27,660, 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 70871, this pair ranks #49,662 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vota vs votés
Shared letters: otv. Private to "vota": a. Private to "votés": sé.
"vota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "votés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vota ← ovta · voat · votta · vtoa · vvota
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vota" and "votés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vota" vs "votés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vota" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "votés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,662 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vota" and "votés" 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 #49,662 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.