Which to use
“viande” and “vigne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,551
- “viande” frequency rank
- #9,252
- “vigne” frequency rank
- 11803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viande | vigne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Toute nourriture, carnée ou non. | Plante à tige ligneuse et ordinairement tortue, qui produit le raisin dont on fait le vin. |
Where the eye mixes viande and vigne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: viande vs vigne
A purely visual mix-up. viande (\vjɑ̃d\) and vigne (\viɲ\) 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 11803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viande is recorded at frequency rank #2,551, classified as anoun, pronounced \vjɑ̃d\. vigne is at rank #9,252, tagged as anoun, pronounced \viɲ\.
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 11803, this pair ranks #407,728 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of viande vs vigne
Shared letters: einv. Private to "viande": ad. Private to "vigne": g.
"viande" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "vigne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "viande" and "vigne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "viande" or "vigne"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "viande" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vigne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #407,728 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viande" and "vigne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vigan vs vigne". 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 #407,728 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.