Which to use
“votées” is a verb and “voûtée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,165
- “votées” frequency rank
- #48,260
- “voûtée” frequency rank
- 73425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votées | voûtée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de voter. | Féminin singulier de voûté. |
Where the eye mixes votées and voûtée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. votées (CVCVVC) and voûtée (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses votées with voûtée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: votées is \vɔ.te\ while voûtée is \vu.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 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 73425, 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\. voûtée is at rank #48,260, 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 73425, this pair ranks #40,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of votées vs voûtée
Shared letters: eotvé. Private to "votées": s. Private to "voûtée": û.
"votées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "voûtée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "votées" and "voûtée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "votées" or "voûtée" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "votées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voûtée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "votées" and "voûtée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voûté vs voûtée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #40,513 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.