Which to use
“votées” and “votés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,165
- “votées” frequency rank
- #27,660
- “votés” frequency rank
- 52825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votées | votés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de voter. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de voter. |
Same sound, different letters: votées vs votés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. votées runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against votés's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - votées / votés
This is the hard kind. votées and votés are pronounced identically (\vɔ.te\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52825, 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\. votés is at rank #27,660, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.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 52825, this pair ranks #145,005 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of votées vs votés
Shared letters: ostvé. Private to "votées": e. Private to "votés": -.
"votées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "votés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "votées" and "votés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "votées" or "votés"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "votées" / "votés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "votées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "votés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,005 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "votées" and "votés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "votés vs voûtée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #145,005 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.