Which to use
“vase” is a noun and “vraie” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,099
- “vase” frequency rank
- #1,194
- “vraie” frequency rank
- 11293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vase | vraie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bourbe, limon qui se dépose au fond de la mer, des fleuves, des étangs, etc. | Féminin singulier de vrai. |
Where the eye mixes vase and vraie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vase runs 4 letters (CVCV) against vraie's 5 (CCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vase vs vraie
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vase is \vɑz\ while vraie is \vʁɛ\. 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 11293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vase is recorded at frequency rank #10,099, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɑz\. vraie is at rank #1,194, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vʁɛ\.
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 11293, this pair ranks #409,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vase vs vraie
Shared letters: aev. Private to "vase": s. Private to "vraie": ir.
"vase" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vraie" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vase" for "vraie" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vase" vs "vraie" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vase" and "vraie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vraie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #409,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vase" and "vraie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vase vs Voss". 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 #409,695 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.