Which to use
“voués” and “voyer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,638
- “voués” frequency rank
- #34,361
- “voyer” frequency rank
- 66999
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voués | voyer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de voué. | Relatif à la voirie. |
Where the eye mixes voués and voyer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. voués and voyer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between voués and voyer
A purely visual mix-up. voués (\vwe\) and voyer (\vwa.je\) 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 66999, 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\. voyer is at rank #34,361, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vwa.je\.
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 66999, this pair ranks #65,365 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of voués vs voyer
Shared letters: ov. Private to "voués": sué. Private to "voyer": ery.
"voués" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "voyer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- voyer ← ovyer · voeyr · voyerr · voyre · voyyer · vvoyer · vyoer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "voués" and "voyer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "voués" or "voyer" 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 "voyer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,365 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voués" and "voyer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voy vs voyer". 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 #65,365 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.