Which to use
“volt” is a noun and “vous” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,827
- “volt” frequency rank
- #20,751
- “vous” frequency rank
- 56578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volt | vous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unidade de medida de voltagem; o mesmo que vóltio | vós, vocês, pronome pessoal da segunda pessoa do plural. |
Where the eye mixes volt and vous
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between volt and vous
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: volt is /ˈvɔɫt/ while vous is /vu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
volt is recorded at frequency rank #35,827, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvɔɫt/. vous is at rank #20,751, tagged as apron, pronounced /vu/.
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 56578, this pair ranks #9,874 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of volt vs vous
Shared letters: ov. Private to "volt": lt. Private to "vous": su.
"volt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "vous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "volt" and "vous" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "volt" vs "vous" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "volt" and "vous" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "volt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,874 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volt" and "vous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velo vs volt". 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 #9,874 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.