Which to use
“vider” is a verb and “vivier” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,174
- “vider” frequency rank
- #22,138
- “vivier” frequency rank
- 30312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vider | vivier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Retirer d’un récipient ou de quelque lieu ce qui y était contenu ; rendre vide. | Pièce d’eau courante ou d’eau dormante, dans laquelle on nourrit, on conserve du poisson ou des crustacés. |
Where the eye mixes vider and vivier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vider and vivier
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vider is \vi.de\ while vivier is \vi.vje\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30312, 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\. vivier is at rank #22,138, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vi.vje\.
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 30312, this pair ranks #311,202 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vider vs vivier
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "vider": d. Private to "vivier": -.
"vider" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vivier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vider" for "vivier" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vider" or "vivier"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vider" and "vivier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vider" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vivier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,202 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vider" and "vivier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viguier vs vivier". 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 #311,202 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.