Which to use
“vigan” and “vigie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #50,000
- “vigan” frequency rank
- #38,094
- “vigie” frequency rank
- 88094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigan | vigie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gros drap de laine foulée, de faible qualité, ni tondu, ni peigné, il contenait 960 fils de chaîne pour une largeur de 3/4 d'aune. | Sentinelle, marin qui surveille les alentours. |
Where the eye mixes vigan and vigie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vigan (CVCVC) and vigie (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses vigan with vigie
A purely visual mix-up. vigan (\vi.ɡɑ̃\) and vigie (\vi.ʒi\) 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 88094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vigan is recorded at frequency rank #50,000, classified as anoun, pronounced \vi.ɡɑ̃\. vigie is at rank #38,094, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vi.ʒi\.
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 88094, this pair ranks #7,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vigan vs vigie
Shared letters: giv. Private to "vigan": an. Private to "vigie": e.
"vigan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vigie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vigan" and "vigie" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vigan" vs "vigie" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vigan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vigie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigan" and "vigie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vigan vs vlan". 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 #7,445 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.