Which to use
“vid” and “vides” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,076
- “vid” frequency rank
- #6,253
- “vides” frequency rank
- 46329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vid | vides |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vide. | Pluriel de vide. |
Letter map: vid vs vides
Shared letters muted; letters that set vid and vides apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on vid vs vides
vid and vides 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 “vides”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vid is recorded at frequency rank #40,076, classified as anadj. vides is at rank #6,253, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vid\.
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 46329, this pair ranks #195,828 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vid vs vides
Shared letters: div. Private to "vid": -. Private to "vides": es.
"vid" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vides" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vides ← ivdes · vdies · viddes · videss · vidse · vieds · vvides
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vid" and "vides" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vid" or "vides"?
What to do next
You've compared "vid" and "vides". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "vid" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vides" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,828 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vid" and "vides" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vid 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 #195,828 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.