Which to use
“vigie” and “visio” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,094
- “vigie” frequency rank
- #46,522
- “visio” frequency rank
- 84616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigie | visio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sentinelle, marin qui surveille les alentours. | Visioconférence, appel avec du son et de la vidéo passant par internet. |
Where the eye mixes vigie and visio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vigie and visio follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vigie and visio
A purely visual mix-up. vigie (\vi.ʒi\) and visio (\vi.zjo\) 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 84616, 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\. visio is at rank #46,522, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vi.zjo\.
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 84616, this pair ranks #12,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vigie vs visio
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vigie": eg. Private to "visio": os.
"vigie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "visio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vigie" for "visio" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vigie" or "visio"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vigie" and "visio" 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 "visio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigie" and "visio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visez vs visio". 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 #12,669 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.