Which to use
“voto” is a noun and “vous” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,415
- “voto” frequency rank
- #20,751
- “vous” frequency rank
- 22166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voto | vous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a ação de votar | vós, vocês, pronome pessoal da segunda pessoa do plural. |
Letter map: voto vs vous
Shared letters muted; letters that set voto and vous apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. voto (CVCV) and vous (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: voto vs vous
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: voto is anoun and vousapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voto is recorded at frequency rank #1,415, classified as anoun. 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 22166, this pair ranks #47,935 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of voto vs vous
Shared letters: ov. Private to "voto": t. Private to "vous": su.
"voto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voto" for "vous" ever safe?
Frequency check: "voto" vs "vous" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "voto" vs "vous" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "voto" 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 #47,935 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voto" and "vous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vénus vs vous". 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 #47,935 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.