Which to use
“vider” and “visez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,174
- “vider” frequency rank
- #47,098
- “visez” frequency rank
- 55272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vider | visez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Retirer d’un récipient ou de quelque lieu ce qui y était contenu ; rendre vide. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de viser. |
Where the eye mixes vider and visez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vider and visez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses vider with visez
A purely visual mix-up. vider (\vi.de\) and visez (\vi.ze\) 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 55272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vider is recorded at frequency rank #8,174, classified as averb, pronounced \vi.de\. visez is at rank #47,098, tagged as averb, pronounced \vi.ze\.
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 55272, this pair ranks #128,507 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vider vs visez
Shared letters: eiv. Private to "vider": dr. Private to "visez": sz.
"vider" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "visez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vider" and "visez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vider" vs "visez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vider" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,507 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vider" and "visez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visez vs vivrez". 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 #128,507 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.