Which to use
“vigie” and “viguier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,094
- “vigie” frequency rank
- #48,257
- “viguier” frequency rank
- 86351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigie | viguier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sentinelle, marin qui surveille les alentours. | Officier de justice subalterne qui, dans le midi de la France, avait les mêmes fonctions que les prévôts royaux dans les autres provinces. |
Where the eye mixes vigie and viguier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vigie runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against viguier's 7 (CVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vigie vs viguier
A purely visual mix-up. vigie (\vi.ʒi\) and viguier (\vi.ɡje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vigie is recorded at frequency rank #38,094, classified as anoun, pronounced \vi.ʒi\. viguier is at rank #48,257, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vi.ɡje\.
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 86351, this pair ranks #9,835 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vigie vs viguier
Shared letters: egiv. Private to "vigie": -. Private to "viguier": ru.
"vigie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "viguier" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vigie" and "viguier" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "vigie" or "viguier" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vigie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viguier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,835 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigie" and "viguier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vigan vs vigie". 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 #9,835 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.