Which to use
“votez” and “voue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,939
- “votez” frequency rank
- #28,020
- “voue” frequency rank
- 41959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votez | voue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voter. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de vouer. |
Where the eye mixes votez and voue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between votez and voue
A purely visual mix-up. votez (\vɔ.te\) and voue (\vu\) 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 41959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
votez is recorded at frequency rank #13,939, classified as averb, pronounced \vɔ.te\. voue is at rank #28,020, tagged as averb, 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 41959, this pair ranks #229,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of votez vs voue
Shared letters: eov. Private to "votez": tz. Private to "voue": u.
"votez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "voue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "votez" and "voue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "votez" vs "voue" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "votez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "votez" and "voue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voue vs voy". 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 #229,267 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.