Which to use
“survit” and “survive” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,245
- “survit” frequency rank
- #33,035
- “survive” frequency rank
- 49280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | survit | survive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de survivre. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de survivre. |
Where the eye mixes survit and survive
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: survit vs survive
A purely visual mix-up. survit (\syʁ.vi\) and survive (\syʁ.viv\) 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 49280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
survit is recorded at frequency rank #16,245, classified as averb, pronounced \syʁ.vi\. survive is at rank #33,035, tagged as averb, pronounced \syʁ.viv\.
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 49280, this pair ranks #171,961 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of survit vs survive
Shared letters: irsuv. Private to "survit": t. Private to "survive": e.
"survit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "survive" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "survit" for "survive" ever safe?
Frequency check: "survit" vs "survive" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "survit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "survive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,961 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "survit" and "survive" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "servile vs survive". 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 #171,961 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.