vouésvsvouluesConfusable pair

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.

5 ch
voués
7 ch
voulues

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

  • vouluesovulues · voluues · vouleus · voullues · vouluess · vouluse · vouules · vuolues

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "voués" and "voulues" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\vwe\ versus \vu.ly\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "voués" or "voulues"?
"voués" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,638 in our French list, against #41,070 for "voulues". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list