Which to use
“vieilli” and “vieillot” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,536
- “vieilli” frequency rank
- #42,678
- “vieillot” frequency rank
- 58214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vieilli | vieillot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a pris un coup de vieux. | Qui a un air de vieillesse. |
Where the eye mixes vieilli and vieillot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vieilli runs 7 letters (CVVVCCV) against vieillot's 8 (CVVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vieilli with vieillot
A purely visual mix-up. vieilli (\vje.ji\) and vieillot (\vjɛ.jo\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vieilli is recorded at frequency rank #15,536, classified as anadj, pronounced \vje.ji\. vieillot is at rank #42,678, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vjɛ.jo\.
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 58214, this pair ranks #110,376 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vieilli vs vieillot
Shared letters: eilv. Private to "vieilli": -. Private to "vieillot": ot.
"vieilli" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV · "vieillot" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vieilli" and "vieillot" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "vieilli" or "vieillot" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vieilli" and "vieillot" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vieilli" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vieillot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,376 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vieilli" and "vieillot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vieillis vs vieillot". 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 #110,376 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.