virer

\vi.ʁe\

/\vi.ʁe\/ verb

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The verdict

“virer” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,715. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,715
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aller en tournant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-virer · virer · French

virer · rank #5,715 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,715
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH verres

Nearest frequency peer: verres (-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 « virer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « virer » 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).

virer vs vite
60% similar
virer vs vive
60% similar
virer vs visé
40% similar

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

Key facts for virer
PropertyValue
Headwordvirer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\vi.ʁe\
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,715
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « virer »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « verres » (#5,714), « Williams » (#5,716), « écoutez » (#5,717). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « virer » est au #5,715. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around virer (IPA \vi.ʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,715 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 16 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for virer, with forms such as "ivrer", "vierr", and "virerr". 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, "vite", "vive", "visé", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is virer, spelled V-I-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aller en tournant.
  2. 2
    Tourner d’un côté sur l’autre, de façon à prendre le vent par l’autre côté de la voile.
  3. 3
    Tirer sur un cordage, une chaine.
  4. 4
    Se mouvoir dans une autre direction.
  5. 5
    Donner le tournis.
  6. 6
    Faire tourner.
  7. 7
    (Poitevin-Saintongeais) Retourner.
  8. 8
    Devenir.
  9. 9
    Tourner, en parlant d'une affaire, d'une entreprise. → voir tourner
  10. 10
    Transporter un chiffre de recette ou de dépense d’un compte à un autre, d’un chapitre de budget à un autre.
  11. 11
    Tremper une épreuve dans une dissolution de sels d’or, de platine, etc., pour lui donner sa couleur et son intensité définitive.
  12. 12
    Se débarrasser de quelque chose, enlever cette chose d’un endroit.
  13. 13
    Expulser, chasser.
  14. 14
    Congédier, licencier, renvoyer, la plupart du temps sans ménagement.
  15. 15
    Jeter violemment quelque chose.
  16. 16
    Rouler.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce bicycliste, cet automobiliste vire adroitement.
  2. Tournez et virez tant qu’il vous plaira.

This word in other languages

swerve(English)girar(Español)endossar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivrer
  • vierr
  • virerr
  • virre
  • virrer
  • vrier
  • vvirer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of virer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ivrer2vierr2virerr1virre2virrer1vrier2vvirer1
Edit distance from "virer"

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 "virer"?
"virer" is spelled V-I-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \vi.ʁe\.
What does "virer" mean?
As a verb, "virer" means: Aller en tournant.
What words are commonly confused with "virer"?
"virer" is commonly confused with "vite", "vive", "visé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "virer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "virer" is \vi.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "virer" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

verres7 variantstunnel7 variantsapport7 variantsasseoir7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list