Which to use
“vouées” and “voûtée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,951
- “vouées” frequency rank
- #48,260
- “voûtée” frequency rank
- 94211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vouées | voûtée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de voué. | Féminin singulier de voûté. |
Where the eye mixes vouées and voûtée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vouées (CVVVVC) and voûtée (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between vouées and voûtée
A purely visual mix-up. vouées (\vwe\) and voûtée (\vu.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94211, 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\. voûtée is at rank #48,260, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vu.te\.
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 94211, this pair ranks #1,783 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vouées vs voûtée
Shared letters: eové. Private to "vouées": su. Private to "voûtée": tû.
"vouées" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC · "voûtée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vouées" for "voûtée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vouées" vs "voûtée" - which ranks higher?
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 "vouées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voûtée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,783 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vouées" and "voûtée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voûté vs voûtée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,783 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.