# vieillard vs vieillir

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### vieillard
*noun · IPA \vjɛ.jaʁ\ · frequency rank #16,035*
Homme d’un âge avancé.

### vieillir
*verb · IPA \vje.jiʁ\ · frequency rank #14,821*
Devenir vieux.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/vieillard-vs-vieillir