Which to use
“votée” and “vouer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,885
- “votée” frequency rank
- #43,728
- “vouer” frequency rank
- 56613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votée | vouer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de voter. | Promettre par vœu. |
Where the eye mixes votée and vouer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. votée (CVCVV) and vouer (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: votée vs vouer
A purely visual mix-up. votée (\vɔ.te\) and vouer (\vwe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56613, 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\. vouer is at rank #43,728, tagged as averb, 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 56613, this pair ranks #119,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of votée vs vouer
Shared letters: eov. Private to "votée": té. Private to "vouer": ru.
"votée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "vouer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vouer ← ovuer · voeur · vouerr · voure · vuoer · vvouer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "votée" and "vouer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "votée" or "vouer"?
Useful next steps
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 "vouer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "votée" and "vouer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vouer vs voûtée". 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 #119,989 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.