Which to use
“vieilles” and “visibles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,391
- “vieilles” frequency rank
- #6,149
- “visibles” frequency rank
- 10540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vieilles | visibles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de vieux. | Pluriel de visible. |
Where the eye mixes vieilles and visibles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vieilles (CVVVCCVC) and visibles (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses vieilles with visibles
A purely visual mix-up. vieilles (\vjɛj\) and visibles (\vi.zibl\) 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 10540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vieilles is recorded at frequency rank #4,391, classified as anadj, pronounced \vjɛj\. visibles is at rank #6,149, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vi.zibl\.
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 10540, this pair ranks #412,598 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vieilles vs visibles
Shared letters: eilsv. Private to "vieilles": -. Private to "visibles": b.
"vieilles" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC · "visibles" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vieilles" for "visibles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vieilles" vs "visibles" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vieilles" and "visibles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vieilles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visibles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #412,598 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vieilles" and "visibles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veillées vs vieilles". 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 #412,598 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.