Which to use
“vice” is a noun and “vin” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,622
- “vice” frequency rank
- #29,407
- “vin” frequency rank
- 42029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vice | vin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Laster, Untugend | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs vij „(an)kommen“ |
Letter map: vice vs vin
Shared letters muted; letters that set vice and vin apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: vice vs vin
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vice is anoun and vinaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vice is recorded at frequency rank #12,622, classified as anoun, pronounced [vis]. vin is at rank #29,407, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 42029, this pair ranks #1,461,765 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vice vs vin
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vice": ce. Private to "vin": n.
"vice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vin" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vice ← ivce · vcie · vicce · viec · vvice
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vice" and "vin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vice" or "vin"?
What to do next
You've compared "vice" and "vin". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "vice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,461,765 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vice" and "vin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs vin". 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 #1,461,765 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.