Which to use
“votons” and “voulons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,069
- “votons” frequency rank
- #3,428
- “voulons” frequency rank
- 44497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votons | voulons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voter. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de vouloir. |
Where the eye mixes votons and voulons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. votons runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against voulons's 7 (CVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses votons with voulons
A purely visual mix-up. votons (\vɔ.tɔ̃\) and voulons (\vu.lɔ̃\) 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 44497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
votons is recorded at frequency rank #41,069, classified as averb, pronounced \vɔ.tɔ̃\. voulons is at rank #3,428, tagged as averb, pronounced \vu.lɔ̃\.
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 44497, this pair ranks #210,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of votons vs voulons
Shared letters: nosv. Private to "votons": t. Private to "voulons": lu.
"votons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "voulons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "votons" and "voulons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "votons" vs "voulons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "votons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voulons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "votons" and "voulons" 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 #210,044 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.