vidéevsviréesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: vidée is a adjective, virées is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vidée” is an adjective and “virées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,591
“vidée” frequency rank
#48,258
“virées” frequency rank
77849
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vidée virées
Definition Féminin singulier de vidé. Pluriel de virée.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vidée and virées apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
vidée
6 ch
virées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vidée is \vi.de\ while virées is \vi.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vidée is recorded at frequency rank #29,591, classified as anadj, pronounced \vi.de\. virées is at rank #48,258, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vi.ʁe\.

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 77849, this pair ranks #27,272 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vidée vs virées

Shared letters: eivé. Private to "vidée": d. Private to "virées": rs.

"vidée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "virées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Frequency comparison

vidée#29,591
virées#48,258

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vidée" and "virées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vidée" is an adjective and "virées" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vidée" or "virées"?
"vidée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,591 in our French list, against #48,258 for "virées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vidée vs virées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “vidée”; for a noun, it's “virées”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vidée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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