Which to use
“vidéo” and “vitro” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #443
- “vidéo” frequency rank
- #22,137
- “vitro” frequency rank
- 22580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vidéo | vitro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble des techniques permettant la visualisation ou l’enregistrement d’images animées accompagnées de son, sur un support électronique. | Verre (matière). |
Where the eye mixes vidéo and vitro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vidéo with vitro
A purely visual mix-up. vidéo (\vi.de.o\) and vitro (\ˈvi.tro\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vidéo is recorded at frequency rank #443, classified as anoun, pronounced \vi.de.o\. vitro is at rank #22,137, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈvi.tro\.
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 22580, this pair ranks #357,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vidéo vs vitro
Shared letters: iov. Private to "vidéo": dé. Private to "vitro": rt.
"vidéo" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "vitro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vitro ← ivtro · virto · vitor · vitrro · vittro · vtiro · vvitro
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vidéo" and "vitro" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vidéo" or "vitro"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vidéo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vitro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #357,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vidéo" and "vitro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Viry vs vitro". 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 #357,212 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.