Which to use
“vengé” is a verb and “vierge” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,121
- “vengé” frequency rank
- #2,552
- “vierge” frequency rank
- 39673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vengé | vierge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de venger. | Qualifie une personne qui n’a pas encore eu de relations sexuelles ou un animal qui ne s’est pas encore accouplé. |
Where the eye mixes vengé and vierge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vengé and vierge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vengé is \vɑ̃.ʒe\ while vierge is \vjɛʁʒ\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vengé is recorded at frequency rank #37,121, classified as averb, pronounced \vɑ̃.ʒe\. vierge is at rank #2,552, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vjɛʁʒ\.
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 39673, this pair ranks #246,242 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vengé vs vierge
Shared letters: egv. Private to "vengé": né. Private to "vierge": ir.
"vengé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vierge" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vierge ← iverge · veirge · viegre · viereg · viergge · vierrge · virege · vvierge
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vengé" and "vierge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "vengé" or "vierge" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vengé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vierge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,242 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vengé" and "vierge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vengé vs veniez". 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 #246,242 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.