Which to use
“vergne” and “vermine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,113
- “vergne” frequency rank
- #26,574
- “vermine” frequency rank
- 68687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergne | vermine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aulne. | Ensemble d’insectes parasites, malpropres, nuisibles et incommodes, comme les poux, les puces, les punaises, etc. ; utilisé pour les insectes infectant les humains, les animaux ou les plantes. |
Where the eye mixes vergne and vermine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vergne runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against vermine's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vergne with vermine
A purely visual mix-up. vergne (\vɛʁɲ\) and vermine (\vɛʁ.min\) 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 68687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vergne is recorded at frequency rank #42,113, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɛʁɲ\. vermine is at rank #26,574, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɛʁ.min\.
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 68687, this pair ranks #58,096 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vergne vs vermine
Shared letters: enrv. Private to "vergne": g. Private to "vermine": im.
"vergne" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "vermine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vergne" for "vermine" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vergne" vs "vermine" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vergne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,096 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergne" and "vermine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergne vs vern". 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 #58,096 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.