Which to use
“votaient” and “voteraient” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,376
- “votaient” frequency rank
- #49,429
- “voteraient” frequency rank
- 94805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votaient | voteraient |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de voter. | Troisième personne du pluriel du conditionnel présent du verbe voter. |
Where the eye mixes votaient and voteraient
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. votaient runs 8 letters (CVCVVVCC) against voteraient's 10 (CVCVCVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between votaient and voteraient
A purely visual mix-up. votaient (\vɔ.tɛ\) and voteraient (\vɔ.tə.ʁɛ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
votaient is recorded at frequency rank #45,376, classified as averb, pronounced \vɔ.tɛ\. voteraient is at rank #49,429, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.tə.ʁɛ\.
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 94805, this pair ranks #1,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of votaient vs voteraient
Shared letters: aeinotv. Private to "votaient": -. Private to "voteraient": r.
"votaient" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVVCC · "voteraient" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- votaient ← ovtaient · voatient · votaeint · votaiennt · votaientt · votaietn · votainet · votiaent
- voteraient ← ovteraient · voetraient · votearient · voteraeint · voteraiennt · voteraientt · voteraietn · voterainet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "votaient" and "voteraient" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "votaient" or "voteraient"?
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 "votaient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voteraient" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "votaient" and "voteraient" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "volaient vs votaient". 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 #1,405 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.