Which to use
“vêtements” and “virements” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,939
- “vêtements” frequency rank
- #30,022
- “virements” frequency rank
- 31961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vêtements | virements |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de vêtement. | Pluriel de virement. |
Where the eye mixes vêtements and virements
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vêtements and virements follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vêtements vs virements
A purely visual mix-up. vêtements (\vɛt.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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vêtements is recorded at frequency rank #1,939, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɛt.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 31961, this pair ranks #300,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vêtements vs virements
Shared letters: emnstv. Private to "vêtements": ê. Private to "virements": ir.
"vêtements" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCC · "virements" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- virements ← ivrements · vierments · vireemnts · viremennts · viremenst · virementss · virementts · viremetns
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vêtements" for "virements" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vêtements" vs "virements" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vêtements" and "virements" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vêtements" 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 #300,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vêtements" 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 #300,466 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.