Which to use
“vice” and “video” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,024
- “vice” frequency rank
- #363
- “video” frequency rank
- 2387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vice | video |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bad or immoral behaviour. | Television, a television show, or a movie. |
Where the eye mixes vice and video
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vice with video
A purely visual mix-up. vice (/vaɪs/) and video (/ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vice is recorded at frequency rank #2,024, classified as anoun, pronounced /vaɪs/. video is at rank #363, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/.
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 2387, this pair ranks #525,109 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vice vs video
Shared letters: eiv. Private to "vice": c. Private to "video": do.
"vice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "video" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vice" and "video" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vice" or "video"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vice" and "video" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "video" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #525,109 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vice" and "video" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vaca vs vice". 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 #525,109 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.