votéevsvoueWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“votée” and “voue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,885
“votée” frequency rank
#28,020
“voue” frequency rank
40905
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature votée voue
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de voter. Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de vouer.

Where the eye mixes votée and voue

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
votée
4 ch
voue

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. votée (\vɔ.te\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40905, 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\. 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 40905, this pair ranks #237,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of votée vs voue

Shared letters: eov. Private to "votée": . Private to "voue": u.

"votée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "voue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • voueovue · voeu · vuoe · vvoue

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "votée" and "voue" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\vɔ.te\ versus \vu\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "votée" or "voue"?
"votée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,885 in our French list, against #28,020 for "voue". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list