Which to use
“voués” and “voulus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,638
- “voués” frequency rank
- #32,237
- “voulus” frequency rank
- 64875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voués | voulus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de voué. | Masculin pluriel de voulu. |
Where the eye mixes voués and voulus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. voués runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against voulus's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses voués with voulus
A purely visual mix-up. voués (\vwe\) and voulus (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64875, 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\. voulus is at rank #32,237, 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 64875, this pair ranks #74,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of voués vs voulus
Shared letters: osuv. Private to "voués": é. Private to "voulus": l.
"voués" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "voulus" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- voulus ← ovulus · voluus · voullus · voulsu · vouluss · vouuls · vuolus · vvoulus
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voués" for "voulus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "voués" vs "voulus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "voulus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voués" and "voulus" 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 #74,950 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.