votevsvoteraWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: vote is a noun, votera is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vote” is a noun and “votera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,128
“vote” frequency rank
#26,578
“votera” frequency rank
27706
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vote votera
Definition Opinion exprimée, suffrage donné dans un corps politique, dans une assemblée délibérante, dans un collège électoral, dans une compagnie. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de voter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vote and votera apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
vote
6 ch
votera

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vote is \vɔt\ while votera is \vɔ.tə.ʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “vote” sits inside “votera”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vote is recorded at frequency rank #1,128, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɔt\. votera is at rank #26,578, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.tə.ʁa\.

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 27706, this pair ranks #327,303 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vote vs votera

Shared letters: eotv. Private to "vote": -. Private to "votera": ar.

"vote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "votera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • voteovte · voet · votte · vtoe · vvote
  • voteraovtera · voetra · votear · voterra · votrea · vottera · vtoera · vvotera

Frequency comparison

vote#1,128
votera#26,578

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vote" and "votera" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vote" is a noun and "votera" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vote" or "votera"?
"vote" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,128 in our French list, against #26,578 for "votera". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering vote vs votera

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “vote”; for a verb, it's “votera”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vote” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list