Which to use
“vierge” is an adjective and “vitre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,552
- “vierge” frequency rank
- #8,795
- “vitre” frequency rank
- 11347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vierge | vitre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qualifie une personne qui n’a pas encore eu de relations sexuelles ou un animal qui ne s’est pas encore accouplé. | Plaque de verre située sur une ouverture telle qu’une porte ou une fenêtre. |
Where the eye mixes vierge and vitre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vierge vs vitre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vierge is \vjɛʁʒ\ while vitre is \vitʁ\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vierge is recorded at frequency rank #2,552, classified as anadj, pronounced \vjɛʁʒ\. vitre is at rank #8,795, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vitʁ\.
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 11347, this pair ranks #409,505 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vierge vs vitre
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "vierge": g. Private to "vitre": t.
"vierge" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "vitre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vierge" and "vitre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "vierge" or "vitre" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vierge" and "vitre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vierge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vitre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #409,505 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vierge" and "vitre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vitre vs vivrez". 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 #409,505 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.