Which to use
“vier” is a noun and “voiler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,592
- “vier” frequency rank
- #21,812
- “voiler” frequency rank
- 63404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vier | voiler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pénis. | Couvrir d’un voile. |
Where the eye mixes vier and voiler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vier runs 4 letters (CVVC) against voiler's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vier vs voiler
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vier is \vje\ while voiler is \vwa.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vier is recorded at frequency rank #41,592, classified as anoun, pronounced \vje\. voiler is at rank #21,812, tagged as averb, pronounced \vwa.le\.
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 63404, this pair ranks #82,125 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vier vs voiler
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "vier": -. Private to "voiler": lo.
"vier" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "voiler" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vier" for "voiler" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "vier" or "voiler" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vier" and "voiler" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voiler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,125 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vier" and "voiler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vier vs viv". 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 #82,125 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.