Which to use
“versements” and “virements” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,770
- “versements” frequency rank
- #30,022
- “virements” frequency rank
- 46792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versements | virements |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de versement. | Pluriel de virement. |
Where the eye mixes versements and virements
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. versements runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCCC) against virements's 9 (CVCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between versements and virements
A purely visual mix-up. versements (\vɛʁ.sə.mɑ̃\) and virements (\viʁ.mɑ̃\) 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 46792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
versements is recorded at frequency rank #16,770, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɛʁ.sə.mɑ̃\. virements is at rank #30,022, tagged as anoun, pronounced \viʁ.mɑ̃\.
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 46792, this pair ranks #192,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of versements vs virements
Shared letters: emnrstv. Private to "versements": -. Private to "virements": i.
"versements" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCC · "virements" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- versements ← evrsements · veresments · verrsements · verseemnts · versemennts · versemenst · versementss · versementts
- virements ← ivrements · vierments · vireemnts · viremennts · viremenst · virementss · virementts · viremetns
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "versements" for "virements" ever safe?
Frequency check: "versements" vs "virements" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "versements" and "virements" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "versements" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "virements" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "versements" and "virements" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "virements vs virulents". 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 #192,043 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.