Which to use
“vice” is a noun and “visez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,614
- “vice” frequency rank
- #47,098
- “visez” frequency rank
- 48712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vice | visez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Défaut, imperfection grave qui rend une chose plus ou moins impropre à sa destination. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de viser. |
Where the eye mixes vice and visez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vice runs 4 letters (CVCV) against visez's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vice with visez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vice is \vis\ while visez is \vi.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48712, 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\. visez is at rank #47,098, tagged as averb, pronounced \vi.ze\.
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 48712, this pair ranks #176,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vice vs visez
Shared letters: eiv. Private to "vice": c. Private to "visez": sz.
"vice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "visez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vice" and "visez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vice" vs "visez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vice" and "visez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visez 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 #176,633 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.