Which to use
“vices” and “vivres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,506
- “vices” frequency rank
- #13,294
- “vivres” frequency rank
- 29800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vices | vivres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de vice. | Denrées destinées à l’approvisionnement alimentaire. |
Where the eye mixes vices and vivres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vices and vivres
A purely visual mix-up. vices (\visəz\) and vivres (\vivʁ\) 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 29800, 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\. vivres is at rank #13,294, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vivʁ\.
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 29800, this pair ranks #314,404 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vices vs vivres
Shared letters: eisv. Private to "vices": c. Private to "vivres": r.
"vices" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vivres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vices" for "vivres" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vices" vs "vivres" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vices" and "vivres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vices" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vivres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #314,404 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vices" and "vivres" 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 #314,404 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.