Which to use
“verrez” and “virez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,252
- “verrez” frequency rank
- #42,116
- “virez” frequency rank
- 48368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verrez | virez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur du verbe voir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de virer. |
Where the eye mixes verrez and virez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verrez with virez
A purely visual mix-up. verrez (\vɛ.ʁe\) and virez (\vi.ʁe\) 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 48368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verrez is recorded at frequency rank #6,252, classified as averb, pronounced \vɛ.ʁe\. virez is at rank #42,116, tagged as averb, pronounced \vi.ʁe\.
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 48368, this pair ranks #179,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verrez vs virez
Shared letters: ervz. Private to "verrez": -. Private to "virez": i.
"verrez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "virez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verrez" and "virez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verrez" or "virez"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verrez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "virez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verrez" and "virez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "virées vs virez". 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 #179,479 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.