Which to use
“votés” is a verb and “vous” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,660
- “votés” frequency rank
- #37
- “vous” frequency rank
- 27697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votés | vous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de voter. | Pronom clitique ou tonique de la deuxième personne du pluriel sujet, lorsque l’interlocuteur s’adresse à plusieurs autres personnes. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set votés and vous 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 vous is \vu\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27697, 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\. vous is at rank #37, tagged as apron, pronounced \vu\.
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 27697, this pair ranks #327,366 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of votés vs vous
Shared letters: osv. Private to "votés": té. Private to "vous": u.
"votés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vous ← ovus · vosu · vouss · vuos · vvous
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "votés" and "vous" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "votés" or "vous"?
Remembering votés vs vous
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “votés”; for a pronoun, it's “vous”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “votés” entry
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