Which to use
“votée” is a verb and “vouées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,885
- “votée” frequency rank
- #45,951
- “vouées” frequency rank
- 58836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votée | vouées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de voter. | Féminin pluriel de voué. |
Where the eye mixes votée and vouées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. votée runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against vouées's 6 (CVVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: votée vs vouées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: votée is \vɔ.te\ while vouées is \vwe\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58836, 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\. vouées is at rank #45,951, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vwe\.
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 58836, this pair ranks #106,601 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of votée vs vouées
Shared letters: eové. Private to "votée": t. Private to "vouées": su.
"votée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "vouées" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "votée" and "vouées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "votée" or "vouées"?
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 "votée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vouées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,601 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "votée" and "vouées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vouées vs voûtée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #106,601 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.