Which to use
“vacants” and “vivants” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,310
- “vacants” frequency rank
- #4,903
- “vivants” frequency rank
- 25213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vacants | vivants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de vacant. | Masculin pluriel de vivant. |
Where the eye mixes vacants and vivants
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vacants and vivants follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vacants vs vivants
A purely visual mix-up. vacants (\va.kɑ̃\) and vivants (\vi.vɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vacants is recorded at frequency rank #20,310, classified as anadj, pronounced \va.kɑ̃\. vivants is at rank #4,903, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vi.vɑ̃\.
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 25213, this pair ranks #342,148 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vacants vs vivants
Shared letters: anstv. Private to "vacants": c. Private to "vivants": i.
"vacants" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "vivants" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vacants" and "vivants" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vacants" vs "vivants" - 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 "vacants" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vivants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #342,148 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vacants" and "vivants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vacante vs vacants". 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 #342,148 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.