Which to use
“voués” and “voûté” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,638
- “voués” frequency rank
- #45,952
- “voûté” frequency rank
- 78590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voués | voûté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de voué. | Qui présente une voûte, qui est recourbé. |
Where the eye mixes voués and voûté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. voués (CVVVC) and voûté (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between voués and voûté
A purely visual mix-up. voués (\vwe\) and voûté (\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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78590, 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\. voûté is at rank #45,952, 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 78590, this pair ranks #25,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of voués vs voûté
Shared letters: ové. Private to "voués": su. Private to "voûté": tû.
"voués" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "voûté" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voués" for "voûté" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "voués" or "voûté" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "voués" and "voûté" 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 "voûté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voués" and "voûté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voûté vs voûtée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #25,348 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.