votervsvoteraWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,400
“voter” frequency rank
#26,578
“votera” frequency rank
28978
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature voter votera
Definition Exprimer son choix, sa préférence lors d’un vote. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de voter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set voter and votera apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
voter
6 ch
votera

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. voter (\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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “voter” sits inside “votera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

voter is recorded at frequency rank #2,400, 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 28978, this pair ranks #319,491 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of voter vs votera

Shared letters: eortv. Private to "voter": -. Private to "votera": a.

"voter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "votera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • voterovter · voetr · voterr · votter · vtoer · vvoter
  • voteraovtera · voetra · votear · voterra · votrea · vottera · vtoera · vvotera

Frequency comparison

voter#2,400
votera#26,578

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "voter" 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.
Which is more common, "voter" or "votera"?
"voter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,400 in our French list, against #26,578 for "votera". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering voter vs votera

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 “voter” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list