votéevsvôtresWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#12,885
“votée” frequency rank
#18,369
“vôtres” frequency rank
31254
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature votée vôtres
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de voter. Ceux qui sont de votre pays, de votre parti, de votre compagnie.

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
votée
6 ch
vôtres

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: votée is \vɔ.te\ while vôtres is \votʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

votée is recorded at frequency rank #12,885, classified as averb, pronounced \vɔ.te\. vôtres is at rank #18,369, tagged as anoun, pronounced \votʁ\.

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 31254, this pair ranks #304,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of votée vs vôtres

Shared letters: etv. Private to "votée": . Private to "vôtres": rsô.

"votée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "vôtres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Frequency comparison

votée#12,885
vôtres#18,369

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "votée" and "vôtres" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "votée" is a verb and "vôtres" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "votée" or "vôtres"?
"votée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,885 in our French list, against #18,369 for "vôtres". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering votée vs vôtres

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “votée”; for a noun, it's “vôtres”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “votée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list