votovsvousWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: voto is a noun, vous is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set voto and vous apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
voto
4 ch
vous

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • votoovto · voot · votto · vtoo · vvoto
  • vousovus · vosu · vouss · vuos · vvous

Frequency comparison

voto#1,415
vous#20,751

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "voto" and "vous" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "voto" is a noun and "vous" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "voto" or "vous"?
"voto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,415 in our Portuguese list, against #20,751 for "vous". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering voto vs vous

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “voto”; for a pronoun, it's “vous”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “voto” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list