Which to use
“voués” and “voûtée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,638
- “voués” frequency rank
- #48,260
- “voûtée” frequency rank
- 80898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voués | voûtée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de voué. | Féminin singulier de voûté. |
Where the eye mixes voués and voûtée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. voués runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against voûtée's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between voués and voûtée
A purely visual mix-up. voués (\vwe\) and voûtée (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80898, 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\. voûtée is at rank #48,260, 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 80898, this pair ranks #19,889 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of voués vs voûtée
Shared letters: ové. Private to "voués": su. Private to "voûtée": etû.
"voués" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "voûtée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voués" for "voûtée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "voués" or "voûtée" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "voués" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voûtée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,889 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voués" and "voûtée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voûté vs voûtée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #19,889 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.