votéesvsvoteraConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#25,165
“votées” frequency rank
#26,578
“votera” frequency rank
51743
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature votées votera
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de voter. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de voter.

Where the eye mixes votées and votera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. votées (CVCVVC) and votera (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
votées
6 ch
votera

Visual trap between votées and votera

A purely visual mix-up. votées (\vɔ.te\) and votera (\vɔ.tə.ʁa\) 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 51743, 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\. votera is at rank #26,578, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.tə.ʁa\.

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 51743, this pair ranks #152,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of votées vs votera

Shared letters: eotv. Private to "votées": sé. Private to "votera": ar.

"votées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "votera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • votera ← ovtera · voetra · votear · voterra · votrea · vottera · vtoera · vvotera

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "votées" and "votera" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\vɔ.te\ versus \vɔ.tə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "votées" vs "votera" - which ranks higher?
"votées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,165 in our French list, against #26,578 for "votera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "votées" and "votera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "votées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "votera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #152,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "votées" and "votera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "votées 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 #152,793 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list