vice
\vis\
The verdict
“vice” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,614 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,614
- frequency rank, French
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Défaut, imperfection grave qui rend une chose plus ou moins impropre à sa destination.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vice |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vis\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #1,614 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vice” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for vice is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vis\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,614 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Défaut, imperfection grave qui rend une chose plus ou moins impropre à sa destination.
- 2Disposition habituelle au mal, chez l’humain. En ce sens, il est opposé à la vertu.
- 3Disposition habituelle à faire un certain mal particulier.
- 4Goût du plaisir, libertinage, débauche, recherche du plaisir sexuel.
- 5Goût dépravé, pratique contre nature. Goût considéré (cela dépend des lieux et des époques) comme de la perversité.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “vice”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is V-I-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \vis\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “vie” - see the side-by-side comparison. vice vs vie
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.