Which to use
“variabilité” and “viabilité” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,428
- “variabilité” frequency rank
- #24,432
- “viabilité” frequency rank
- 48860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | variabilité | viabilité |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Disposition habituelle à varier. | Caractère de ce qui est viable. |
Where the eye mixes variabilité and viabilité
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses variabilité with viabilité
A purely visual mix-up. variabilité (\va.ʁja.bi.li.te\) and viabilité (\vja.bi.li.te\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48860, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
variabilité is recorded at frequency rank #24,428, classified as anoun, pronounced \va.ʁja.bi.li.te\. viabilité is at rank #24,432, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vja.bi.li.te\.
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 48860, this pair ranks #175,481 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of variabilité vs viabilité
Shared letters: abiltvé. Private to "variabilité": r. Private to "viabilité": -.
"variabilité" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCV · "viabilité" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "variabilité" for "viabilité" ever safe?
Which is more common, "variabilité" or "viabilité"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "variabilité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viabilité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,481 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "variabilité" and "viabilité" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viabilité vs virilité". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #175,481 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.