Which to use
“voue” and “vouer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,020
- “voue” frequency rank
- #43,728
- “vouer” frequency rank
- 71748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voue | vouer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de vouer. | Promettre par vœu. |
Where the eye mixes voue and vouer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. voue runs 4 letters (CVVV) against vouer's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses voue with vouer
A purely visual mix-up. voue (\vu\) and vouer (\vwe\) 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 extra letter(s) - “voue” sits inside “vouer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voue is recorded at frequency rank #28,020, classified as averb, pronounced \vu\. vouer is at rank #43,728, tagged as averb, pronounced \vwe\.
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 71748, this pair ranks #46,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of voue vs vouer
Shared letters: eouv. Private to "voue": -. Private to "vouer": r.
"voue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "vouer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voue" for "vouer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "voue" vs "vouer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "voue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vouer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voue" and "vouer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vouer vs voûtée". 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 #46,427 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.