Which to use
“verges” and “virages” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,012
- “verges” frequency rank
- #19,429
- “virages” frequency rank
- 47441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verges | virages |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de verge. | Pluriel de virage. |
Where the eye mixes verges and virages
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verges runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against virages's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verges with virages
A purely visual mix-up. verges (\vɛʁʒ\) and virages (\vi.ʁaʒ\) 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 47441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verges is recorded at frequency rank #28,012, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɛʁʒ\. virages is at rank #19,429, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vi.ʁaʒ\.
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 47441, this pair ranks #186,905 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verges vs virages
Shared letters: egrsv. Private to "verges": -. Private to "virages": ai.
"verges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "virages" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verges" and "virages" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verges" or "virages"?
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 "verges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "virages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,905 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verges" and "virages" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verges vs virées". 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 #186,905 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.