Which to use
“vigie” and “vizir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,094
- “vigie” frequency rank
- #30,427
- “vizir” frequency rank
- 68521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigie | vizir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sentinelle, marin qui surveille les alentours. | Ministre d’un prince musulman. |
Where the eye mixes vigie and vizir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vigie (CVCVV) and vizir (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses vigie with vizir
A purely visual mix-up. vigie (\vi.ʒi\) and vizir (\vi.ziʁ\) 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 68521, 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\. vizir is at rank #30,427, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vi.ziʁ\.
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 68521, this pair ranks #58,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vigie vs vizir
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vigie": eg. Private to "vizir": rz.
"vigie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "vizir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vigie" and "vizir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vigie" or "vizir"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vigie" and "vizir" 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 "vizir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigie" and "vizir" 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 #58,841 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.