Which to use
“votera” and “votés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,578
- “votera” frequency rank
- #27,660
- “votés” frequency rank
- 54238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votera | votés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de voter. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de voter. |
Where the eye mixes votera and votés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. votera runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against votés's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses votera with votés
A purely visual mix-up. votera (\vɔ.tə.ʁa\) and votés (\vɔ.te\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
votera is recorded at frequency rank #26,578, classified as averb, pronounced \vɔ.tə.ʁa\. 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 54238, this pair ranks #135,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of votera vs votés
Shared letters: otv. Private to "votera": aer. Private to "votés": sé.
"votera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "votés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- votera ← ovtera · voetra · votear · voterra · votrea · vottera · vtoera · vvotera
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "votera" and "votés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "votera" or "votés"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "votera" 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 #135,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "votera" and "votés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "votés 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 #135,335 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.