Which to use
“votre” is a determiner and “vôtres” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #110
- “votre” frequency rank
- #18,369
- “vôtres” frequency rank
- 18479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votre | vôtres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Ceux qui sont de votre pays, de votre parti, de votre compagnie. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set votre and vôtres apart are highlighted. They share 4 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: votre is \vɔtʁ\ while vôtres is \votʁ\. 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 (determiner vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
votre is recorded at frequency rank #110, classified as adet, pronounced \vɔtʁ\. vôtres is at rank #18,369, tagged as anoun, pronounced \votʁ\.
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 18479, this pair ranks #378,118 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of votre vs vôtres
Shared letters: ertv. Private to "votre": o. Private to "vôtres": sô.
"votre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vôtres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- votre ← ovtre · vorte · votrre · vottre · vtore · vvotre
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "votre" and "vôtres" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "votre" or "vôtres"?
Remembering votre vs vôtres
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a determiner, it's “votre”; for a noun, it's “vôtres”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “votre” entry
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