Which to use
“voudrez” and “vouliez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,095
- “voudrez” frequency rank
- #18,368
- “vouliez” frequency rank
- 36463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voudrez | vouliez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de vouloir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de vouloir. |
Where the eye mixes voudrez and vouliez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. voudrez (CVVCCVC) and vouliez (CVVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: voudrez vs vouliez
A purely visual mix-up. voudrez (\vu.dʁe\) and vouliez (\vu.lje\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36463, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voudrez is recorded at frequency rank #18,095, classified as averb, pronounced \vu.dʁe\. vouliez is at rank #18,368, tagged as averb, pronounced \vu.lje\.
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 36463, this pair ranks #269,421 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of voudrez vs vouliez
Shared letters: eouvz. Private to "voudrez": dr. Private to "vouliez": il.
"voudrez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "vouliez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "voudrez" and "vouliez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "voudrez" vs "vouliez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "voudrez" and "vouliez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "voudrez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vouliez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,421 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voudrez" and "vouliez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "volez vs vouliez". 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 #269,421 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.