Which to use
“Virus” and “vis” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,083
- “Virus” frequency rank
- #23,775
- “vis” frequency rank
- 27858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Virus | vis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleinster Krankheitserreger, der sich nur in Zellen vermehren kann | Schraube |
Where the eye mixes Virus and vis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Virus and vis
A purely visual mix-up. Virus ([ˈviːʁʊs]) and vis ([vis]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Virus is recorded at frequency rank #4,083, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈviːʁʊs]. vis is at rank #23,775, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vis].
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 27858, this pair ranks #1,794,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Virus vs vis
Shared letters: isv. Private to "Virus": ru. Private to "vis": -.
"Virus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vis" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Virus ← ivrus · virrus · virsu · viruss · viurs · vrius · vvirus
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Virus" and "vis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Virus" or "vis" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Virus" and "vis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Virus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,794,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Virus" and "vis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vis vs voip". 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 #1,794,675 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.