votéesvsvotentWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#25,165
“votées” frequency rank
#10,610
“votent” frequency rank
35775
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature votées votent
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de voter. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set votées and votent apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
votées
6 ch
votent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. votées (\vɔ.te\) and votent (\vɔt\) 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 35775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

votées is recorded at frequency rank #25,165, classified as averb, pronounced \vɔ.te\. votent is at rank #10,610, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔt\.

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 35775, this pair ranks #274,322 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of votées vs votent

Shared letters: eotv. Private to "votées": . Private to "votent": n.

"votées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "votent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • votentovtent · voetnt · votennt · votentt · votetn · votnet · vottent · vtoent

Frequency comparison

votées#25,165
votent#10,610

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "votées" and "votent" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\vɔ.te\ versus \vɔt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "votées" or "votent"?
"votent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,610 in our French list, against #25,165 for "votées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering votées vs votent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “votées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list