Which to use
“vices” and “vidéo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,506
- “vices” frequency rank
- #443
- “vidéo” frequency rank
- 16949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vices | vidéo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de vice. | Ensemble des techniques permettant la visualisation ou l’enregistrement d’images animées accompagnées de son, sur un support électronique. |
Where the eye mixes vices and vidéo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vices vs vidéo
A purely visual mix-up. vices (\visəz\) and vidéo (\vi.de.o\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vices is recorded at frequency rank #16,506, classified as anoun, pronounced \visəz\. vidéo is at rank #443, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vi.de.o\.
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 16949, this pair ranks #385,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vices vs vidéo
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vices": ces. Private to "vidéo": doé.
"vices" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vidéo" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vices ← ivces · vcies · vicces · vicess · vicse · viecs · vvices
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vices" for "vidéo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vices" or "vidéo"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vices" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vidéo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vices" and "vidéo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vices vs virées". 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 #385,503 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.