Which to use
“vigan” and “vigne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #50,000
- “vigan” frequency rank
- #9,252
- “vigne” frequency rank
- 59252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigan | vigne |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Plante à tige ligneuse et ordinairement tortue, qui produit le raisin dont on fait le vin. |
Where the eye mixes vigan and vigne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vigan vs vigne
A purely visual mix-up. vigan (\vi.ɡɑ̃\) and vigne (\viɲ\) 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 59252, 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\. vigne is at rank #9,252, tagged as anoun, pronounced \viɲ\.
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 59252, this pair ranks #104,210 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vigan vs vigne
Shared letters: ginv. Private to "vigan": a. Private to "vigne": e.
"vigan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vigne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vigan" and "vigne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "vigan" or "vigne" show up more?
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 "vigne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,210 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigan" and "vigne" 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 #104,210 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.