Which to use
“voue” and “voy” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,020
- “voue” frequency rank
- #48,860
- “voy” frequency rank
- 76880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voue | voy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de vouer. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe irrégulier ir (« aller »). |
Where the eye mixes voue and voy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. voue runs 4 letters (CVVV) against voy's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between voue and voy
A purely visual mix-up. voue (\vu\) and voy (\ˈboj\) 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 76880, 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\. voy is at rank #48,860, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈboj\.
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 76880, this pair ranks #29,927 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of voue vs voy
Shared letters: ov. Private to "voue": eu. Private to "voy": y.
"voue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "voy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- voue ← ovue · voeu · vuoe · vvoue
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "voue" and "voy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "voue" or "voy" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "voue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,927 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voue" and "voy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viv vs voy". 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 #29,927 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.