Which to use
“vacance” is a noun and “vacant” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,381
- “vacance” frequency rank
- #20,598
- “vacant” frequency rank
- 34979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vacance | vacant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | État d'une charge, d'une dignité, d'un poste vacant. | Qui n’est pas occupé ou qui est à remplir, en parlant des maisons, lieux et places qui ne sont pas occupés. |
Where the eye mixes vacance and vacant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vacance runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against vacant's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vacance and vacant
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vacance is \va.kɑ̃s\ while vacant is \va.kɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vacance is recorded at frequency rank #14,381, classified as anoun, pronounced \va.kɑ̃s\. vacant is at rank #20,598, tagged as anadj, pronounced \va.kɑ̃\.
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 34979, this pair ranks #280,025 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vacance vs vacant
Shared letters: acnv. Private to "vacance": e. Private to "vacant": t.
"vacance" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "vacant" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vacance" and "vacant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vacance" vs "vacant" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vacance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vacant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,025 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vacance" and "vacant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vacant vs vacante". 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 #280,025 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.