Which to use
“vice” and “vins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,614
- “vice” frequency rank
- #3,370
- “vins” frequency rank
- 4984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vice | vins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Défaut, imperfection grave qui rend une chose plus ou moins impropre à sa destination. | Pluriel de vin. |
Where the eye mixes vice and vins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vice vs vins
A purely visual mix-up. vice (\vis\) and vins (\vɛ̃\) 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 4984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vice is recorded at frequency rank #1,614, classified as anoun, pronounced \vis\. vins is at rank #3,370, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɛ̃\.
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 4984, this pair ranks #430,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vice vs vins
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vice": ce. Private to "vins": ns.
"vice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vins" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vice" and "vins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vice" or "vins"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vice" and "vins" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vice" and "vins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vins vs viv". 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 #430,204 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.