Which to use
“vota” and “voue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,211
- “vota” frequency rank
- #28,020
- “voue” frequency rank
- 71231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vota | voue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de voter. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de vouer. |
Where the eye mixes vota and voue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. vota (CVCV) and voue (CVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses vota with voue
A purely visual mix-up. vota (\vɔ.ta\) and voue (\vu\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71231, 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\. 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 71231, this pair ranks #48,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vota vs voue
Shared letters: ov. Private to "vota": at. Private to "voue": eu.
"vota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "voue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vota" and "voue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "vota" or "voue" show up more?
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 "voue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vota" and "voue" 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 #48,339 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.