Which to use
“vibrer” and “vivrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,281
- “vibrer” frequency rank
- #47,681
- “vivrez” frequency rank
- 62962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vibrer | vivrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exécuter des vibrations. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de vivre. |
Where the eye mixes vibrer and vivrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vibrer and vivrez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vibrer and vivrez
A purely visual mix-up. vibrer (\vi.bʁe\) and vivrez (\vi.vʁe\) 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 62962, 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\. vivrez is at rank #47,681, tagged as averb, pronounced \vi.vʁe\.
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 62962, this pair ranks #84,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vibrer vs vivrez
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "vibrer": b. Private to "vivrez": z.
"vibrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vivrez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vibrer" and "vivrez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vibrer" vs "vivrez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vibrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vivrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vibrer" and "vivrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vivrai 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 #84,348 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.