vouéevsvouésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“vouée” and “voués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,502
“vouée” frequency rank
#32,638
“voués” frequency rank
54140
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vouée voués
Definition Féminin singulier de voué. Masculin pluriel de voué.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vouée and voués apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
vouée
5 ch
voués

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. vouée and voués are pronounced identically (\vwe\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - e in “vouée” becomes s in “voués”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vouée is recorded at frequency rank #21,502, classified as anadj, pronounced \vwe\. voués is at rank #32,638, tagged as anadj, 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 54140, this pair ranks #135,995 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vouée vs voués

Shared letters: ouvé. Private to "vouée": e. Private to "voués": s.

"vouée" · 5 letters · shape CVVVV  ·  "voués" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC

Frequency comparison

vouée#21,502
voués#32,638

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vouée" and "voués" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\vwe\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "vouée" or "voués"?
"vouée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,502 in our French list, against #32,638 for "voués". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vouée vs voués

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vouée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list