Which to use
“votée” is a verb and “voûté” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,885
- “votée” frequency rank
- #45,952
- “voûté” frequency rank
- 58837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votée | voûté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de voter. | Qui présente une voûte, qui est recourbé. |
Where the eye mixes votée and voûté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. votée (CVCVV) and voûté (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses votée with voûté
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: votée is \vɔ.te\ while voûté is \vu.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58837, 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\. voûté is at rank #45,952, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vu.te\.
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 58837, this pair ranks #106,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of votée vs voûté
Shared letters: otvé. Private to "votée": e. Private to "voûté": û.
"votée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "voûté" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "votée" for "voûté" ever safe?
Frequency check: "votée" vs "voûté" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "votée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voûté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "votée" and "voûté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voûté vs voûtée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #106,596 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.