Which to use
“votés” and “votons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,660
- “votés” frequency rank
- #41,069
- “votons” frequency rank
- 68729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votés | votons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de voter. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voter. |
Where the eye mixes votés and votons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. votés runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against votons's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between votés and votons
A purely visual mix-up. votés (\vɔ.te\) and votons (\vɔ.tɔ̃\) 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 68729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
votés is recorded at frequency rank #27,660, classified as averb, pronounced \vɔ.te\. votons is at rank #41,069, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.tɔ̃\.
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 68729, this pair ranks #57,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of votés vs votons
Shared letters: ostv. Private to "votés": é. Private to "votons": n.
"votés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "votons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- votons ← ovtons · vootns · votnos · votonns · votonss · votosn · vottons · vtoons
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "votés" for "votons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "votés" vs "votons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "votés" and "votons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "votés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "votons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "votés" and "votons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visons vs votons". 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 #57,943 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.