Which to use
“votés” is a verb and “votre” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,660
- “votés” frequency rank
- #110
- “votre” frequency rank
- 27770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votés | votre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de voter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel au singulier. Qui est à vous. Plusieurs possesseurs et un seul objet ou un possesseur, à qui on s'adresse poliment, et un seul objet. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set votés and votre apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: votés is \vɔ.te\ while votre is \vɔtʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27770, 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\. votre is at rank #110, tagged as adet, pronounced \vɔtʁ\.
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 27770, this pair ranks #326,875 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of votés vs votre
Shared letters: otv. Private to "votés": sé. Private to "votre": er.
"votés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "votre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- votre ← ovtre · vorte · votrre · vottre · vtore · vvotre
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "votés" and "votre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "votés" or "votre"?
Remembering votés vs votre
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “votés”; for a determiner, it's “votre”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “votés” entry
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