Which to use
“voués” and “voulues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,638
- “voués” frequency rank
- #41,070
- “voulues” frequency rank
- 73708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voués | voulues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de voué. | Féminin pluriel de voulu. |
Where the eye mixes voués and voulues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. voués runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against voulues's 7 (CVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: voués vs voulues
A purely visual mix-up. voués (\vwe\) and voulues (\vu.ly\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73708, 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\. voulues is at rank #41,070, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vu.ly\.
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 73708, this pair ranks #39,544 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of voués vs voulues
Shared letters: osuv. Private to "voués": é. Private to "voulues": el.
"voués" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "voulues" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- voulues ← ovulues · voluues · vouleus · voullues · vouluess · vouluse · vouules · vuolues
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "voués" and "voulues" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "voués" or "voulues"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "voués" and "voulues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "voués" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voulues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,544 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voués" and "voulues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vouées vs voulues". 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 #39,544 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.