Which to use
“vila” is a noun and “vive” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,600
- “vila” frequency rank
- #37,878
- “vive” frequency rank
- 86478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vila | vive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Dorf, die Ortschaft, der Marktflecken | Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs viver (unabhängig von Person und Numerus) |
Letter map: vila vs vive
Shared letters muted; letters that set vila and vive apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - vila and vive
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vila is anoun and viveaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vila is recorded at frequency rank #48,600, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbiɫə]. vive is at rank #37,878, 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 86478, this pair ranks #93,220 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vila vs vive
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vila": al. Private to "vive": e.
"vila" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vive" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vila" and "vive" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vila" vs "vive" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "vila" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,220 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vila" and "vive" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vila vs Vulva". 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 #93,220 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.