Which to use
“vid” and “vils” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,076
- “vid” frequency rank
- #44,805
- “vils” frequency rank
- 84881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vid | vils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vide. | Masculin pluriel de vil. |
Letter map: vid vs vils
Shared letters muted; letters that set vid and vils apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. vid runs 3 letters (CVC) against vils's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - vid / vils
vid and vils 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vid is recorded at frequency rank #40,076, classified as anadj. vils is at rank #44,805, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vil\.
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 84881, this pair ranks #12,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vid vs vils
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vid": d. Private to "vils": ls.
"vid" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vils" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vils ← ivls · vills · vilss · visl · vlis · vvils
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vid" and "vils" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vid" vs "vils" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "vid" and "vils". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "vid" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vid" and "vils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vils 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 #12,240 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.