vidvsvidéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“vid” and “vidée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,076
“vid” frequency rank
#29,591
“vidée” frequency rank
69667
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vid vidée
Definition Vide. Féminin singulier de vidé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vid and vidée apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch
vid
5 ch
vidée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

vid and vidée are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “vid” sits inside “vidée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69667, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vid is recorded at frequency rank #40,076, classified as anadj. vidée is at rank #29,591, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vi.de\.

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 69667, this pair ranks #54,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vid vs vidée

Shared letters: div. Private to "vid": -. Private to "vidée": .

"vid" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "vidée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Frequency comparison

vid#40,076
vidée#29,591

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vid" and "vidée" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “vid” sits inside “vidée”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "vid" or "vidée"?
"vidée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,591 in our French list, against #40,076 for "vid". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vid vs vidée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vid” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list