Which to use
“voués” is an adjective and “voulez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,638
- “voués” frequency rank
- #1,082
- “voulez” frequency rank
- 33720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voués | voulez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de voué. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe vouloir. |
Where the eye mixes voués and voulez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. voués runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against voulez's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: voués vs voulez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voués is \vwe\ while voulez is \vu.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voués is recorded at frequency rank #32,638, classified as anadj, pronounced \vwe\. voulez is at rank #1,082, tagged as averb, pronounced \vu.le\.
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 33720, this pair ranks #288,745 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of voués vs voulez
Shared letters: ouv. Private to "voués": sé. Private to "voulez": elz.
"voués" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "voulez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- voulez ← ovulez · voluez · vouelz · voulezz · voullez · voulze · vuolez · vvoulez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "voués" and "voulez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "voués" or "voulez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "voués" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voulez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,745 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voués" and "voulez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voués 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 #288,745 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.