Which to use
“vibrer” and “virer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,281
- “vibrer” frequency rank
- #5,715
- “virer” frequency rank
- 20996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vibrer | virer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exécuter des vibrations. | Aller en tournant. |
Where the eye mixes vibrer and virer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vibrer vs virer
A purely visual mix-up. vibrer (\vi.bʁe\) and virer (\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 20996, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vibrer is recorded at frequency rank #15,281, classified as averb, pronounced \vi.bʁe\. virer is at rank #5,715, 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 20996, this pair ranks #365,407 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vibrer vs virer
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "vibrer": b. Private to "virer": -.
"vibrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "virer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vibrer" for "virer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vibrer" vs "virer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vibrer" and "virer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vibrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "virer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,407 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vibrer" and "virer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vibrer vs vivrez". 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 #365,407 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.