Which to use
“vid” is an adjective and “vis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,076
- “vid” frequency rank
- #993
- “vis” frequency rank
- 41069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vid | vis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vide. | Pièce mécanique formée d’un corps qui comporte un filet de forme hélicoïdale et une tête où une empreinte permet d’appliquer un couple ; il en résulte un double mouvement de rotation et de translation. En mécanique, elles sont souvent employées avec des écrous pour former des boulons. |
Letter map: vid vs vis
Shared letters muted; letters that set vid and vis apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for vid / vis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vid is anadjective and visanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “vid” becomes s in “vis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vid is recorded at frequency rank #40,076, classified as anadj. vis is at rank #993, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vis\.
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 41069, this pair ranks #235,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vid vs vis
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vid": d. Private to "vis": s.
"vid" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vis" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vid" and "vis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vid" or "vis"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "vid" and "vis".
- Full dictionary entry for "vid" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vid" and "vis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vid vs viv". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #235,751 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.