Which to use
“vierges” and “vitrées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,323
- “vierges” frequency rank
- #35,774
- “vitrées” frequency rank
- 47097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vierges | vitrées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de l’adjectif vierge. | Féminin pluriel de vitré. |
Where the eye mixes vierges and vitrées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vierges (CVVCCVC) and vitrées (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between vierges and vitrées
A purely visual mix-up. vierges (\vjɛʁʒ\) and vitrées (\vi.tʁe\) 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 47097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vierges is recorded at frequency rank #11,323, classified as anadj, pronounced \vjɛʁʒ\. vitrées is at rank #35,774, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vi.tʁe\.
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 47097, this pair ranks #189,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vierges vs vitrées
Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "vierges": g. Private to "vitrées": té.
"vierges" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "vitrées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vierges ← iverges · veirges · viegres · vieregs · viergess · viergges · viergse · vierrges
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vierges" for "vitrées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vierges" or "vitrées"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vierges" and "vitrées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vierges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vitrées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vierges" and "vitrées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "virées vs vitrées". 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 #189,668 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.