Which to use
“voudrions” and “voulions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,733
- “voudrions” frequency rank
- #14,176
- “voulions” frequency rank
- 37909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voudrions | voulions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du conditionnel de vouloir. | Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de vouloir. |
Where the eye mixes voudrions and voulions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. voudrions runs 9 letters (CVVCCVVCC) against voulions's 8 (CVVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses voudrions with voulions
A purely visual mix-up. voudrions (\vu.dʁi.jɔ̃\) and voulions (\vu.ljɔ̃\) 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 37909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voudrions is recorded at frequency rank #23,733, classified as averb, pronounced \vu.dʁi.jɔ̃\. voulions is at rank #14,176, tagged as averb, pronounced \vu.ljɔ̃\.
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 37909, this pair ranks #259,113 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of voudrions vs voulions
Shared letters: inosuv. Private to "voudrions": dr. Private to "voulions": l.
"voudrions" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCC · "voulions" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "voudrions" and "voulions" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "voudrions" or "voulions"?
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 "voudrions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voulions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,113 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voudrions" and "voulions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voudrions vs voudront". 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 #259,113 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.