Which to use
“vident” is a verb and “vides” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,648
- “vident” frequency rank
- #6,253
- “vides” frequency rank
- 42901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vident | vides |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de vider. | Pluriel de vide. |
Same sound, different letters: vident vs vides
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - vident and vides
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: vident and vides carry the same recorded pronunciation, \vid\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vident is recorded at frequency rank #36,648, classified as averb, pronounced \vid\. 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 42901, this pair ranks #222,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vident vs vides
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "vident": nt. Private to "vides": s.
"vident" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "vides" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vident" for "vides" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vident" or "vides"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "vident" 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 #222,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vident" and "vides" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valident vs vident". 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 #222,051 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.