vice

\vis\

/\vis\/ noun

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The verdict

“vice” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,614. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,614
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Défaut, imperfection grave qui rend une chose plus ou moins impropre à sa destination.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vice · vice · French

vice · rank #1,614 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,614
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH venez

Nearest frequency peer: venez (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « vice »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « vice » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vice vs vie
75% similar
vice vs vue
50% similar
vice vs vis
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vice
PropertyValue
Headwordvice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vis\
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,614
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « vice »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).vicese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « venez » (#1,613), « vision » (#1,615), « univers » (#1,612). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « vice » est au #1,614. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around vice (IPA \vis\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,614 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for vice, with forms such as "ivce", "vcie", and "vicce". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vie", "vue", "vis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is vice, spelled V-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Défaut, imperfection grave qui rend une chose plus ou moins impropre à sa destination.
  2. 2
    Disposition habituelle au mal, chez l’humain. En ce sens, il est opposé à la vertu.
  3. 3
    Disposition habituelle à faire un certain mal particulier.
  4. 4
    Goût du plaisir, libertinage, débauche, recherche du plaisir sexuel.
  5. 5
    Goût dépravé, pratique contre nature. Goût considéré (cela dépend des lieux et des époques) comme de la perversité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vice appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ce vice de construction engage la responsabilité de l’entrepreneur.
  2. C'est une bonne drogue, que la science ; mais nulle drogue n'est assez forte pour se préserver sans altération et corruption, selon le vice du vase < qui la contient >. Tel a la vue claire, qui ne l'a pas droite; et par conséquent voit le bien et ne le suit pas; et voit la science, et ne s'en sert pas.

Antonyms

vertu

This word in other languages

defect(English)vicio(Español)Fehler(Deutsch)vício(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivce
  • vcie
  • vicce
  • viec
  • vvice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vice - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ivce2vcie2vicce1viec2vvice1
Edit distance from "vice"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vice"?
"vice" is spelled V-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vis\.
What does "vice" mean?
As a noun, "vice" means: Défaut, imperfection grave qui rend une chose plus ou moins impropre à sa destination.
What words are commonly confused with "vice"?
"vice" is commonly confused with "vie", "vue", "vis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vice" is \vis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vice" come from?
"vice" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vice", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rose#1,605mecs#1,630Star#1,640sent#1,575

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

vide5 variantsarts5 variantsmasse5 variantssuit5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list