Which to use
“votés” and “vouer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,660
- “votés” frequency rank
- #43,728
- “vouer” frequency rank
- 71388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votés | vouer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de voter. | Promettre par vœu. |
Where the eye mixes votés and vouer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. votés (CVCVC) and vouer (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: votés vs vouer
A purely visual mix-up. votés (\vɔ.te\) and vouer (\vwe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71388, 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\. vouer is at rank #43,728, tagged as averb, pronounced \vwe\.
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 71388, this pair ranks #47,730 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of votés vs vouer
Shared letters: ov. Private to "votés": sté. Private to "vouer": eru.
"votés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vouer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vouer ← ovuer · voeur · vouerr · voure · vuoer · vvouer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "votés" and "vouer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "votés" vs "vouer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "votés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vouer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,730 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "votés" and "vouer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vouer 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 #47,730 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.