Which to use
“vêpres” and “vipères” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,073
- “vêpres” frequency rank
- #43,721
- “vipères” frequency rank
- 84794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vêpres | vipères |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Septième heure canoniale chrétienne, elle suit la none et précède les complies. | Pluriel de vipère. |
Where the eye mixes vêpres and vipères
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vêpres runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against vipères's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vêpres vs vipères
A purely visual mix-up. vêpres (\vɛpʁ\) and vipères (\vi.pɛʁ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vêpres is recorded at frequency rank #41,073, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɛpʁ\. vipères is at rank #43,721, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vi.pɛʁ\.
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 84794, this pair ranks #12,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vêpres vs vipères
Shared letters: eprsv. Private to "vêpres": ê. Private to "vipères": iè.
"vêpres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vipères" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vêpres" and "vipères" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "vêpres" or "vipères" show up more?
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 "vêpres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vipères" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vêpres" and "vipères" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vipères vs virées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #12,356 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.