Which to use
“vouées” is an adjective and “vouer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,951
- “vouées” frequency rank
- #43,728
- “vouer” frequency rank
- 89679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vouées | vouer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de voué. | Promettre par vœu. |
Same sound, different letters: vouées vs vouer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. vouées runs 6 letters (CVVVVC) against vouer's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - vouées / vouer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: vouées and vouer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \vwe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vouées is recorded at frequency rank #45,951, classified as anadj, pronounced \vwe\. 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 89679, this pair ranks #5,537 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vouées vs vouer
Shared letters: eouv. Private to "vouées": sé. Private to "vouer": r.
"vouées" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC · "vouer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vouer ← ovuer · voeur · vouerr · voure · vuoer · vvouer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vouées" for "vouer" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "vouées" or "vouer" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "vouées" 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 #5,537 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vouées" and "vouer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vouées 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 #5,537 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.