Which to use
“vigie” and “visé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,094
- “vigie” frequency rank
- #6,909
- “visé” frequency rank
- 45003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigie | visé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sentinelle, marin qui surveille les alentours. | Fait de viser. |
Where the eye mixes vigie and visé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vigie vs visé
A purely visual mix-up. vigie (\vi.ʒi\) and visé (\vi.ze\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45003, 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\. visé is at rank #6,909, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vi.ze\.
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 45003, this pair ranks #206,150 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vigie vs visé
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vigie": eg. Private to "visé": sé.
"vigie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "visé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vigie ← ivgie · vgiie · vigei · viggie · viige · vvigie
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vigie" and "visé" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vigie" or "visé"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vigie" and "visé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vigie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,150 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigie" and "visé" 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 #206,150 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.