Which to use
“votées” is a verb and “voués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,165
- “votées” frequency rank
- #32,638
- “voués” frequency rank
- 57803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votées | voués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de voter. | Masculin pluriel de voué. |
Where the eye mixes votées and voués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. votées runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against voués's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses votées with voués
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: votées is \vɔ.te\ while voués is \vwe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57803, 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\. voués is at rank #32,638, tagged as anadj, 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 57803, this pair ranks #112,871 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of votées vs voués
Shared letters: osvé. Private to "votées": et. Private to "voués": u.
"votées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "voués" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "votées" for "voués" ever safe?
Which is more common, "votées" or "voués"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "votées" and "voués" 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 "voués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,871 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "votées" and "voués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voués vs voûtée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #112,871 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.