Which to use
“vigiles” and “villes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,593
- “vigiles” frequency rank
- #891
- “villes” frequency rank
- 30484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigiles | villes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de vigile. | Pluriel de ville. |
Where the eye mixes vigiles and villes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vigiles runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against villes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vigiles vs villes
A purely visual mix-up. vigiles (\vi.ʒil\) and villes (\vil\) 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 30484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vigiles is recorded at frequency rank #29,593, classified as anoun, pronounced \vi.ʒil\. villes is at rank #891, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vil\.
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 30484, this pair ranks #310,029 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vigiles vs villes
Shared letters: eilsv. Private to "vigiles": g. Private to "villes": -.
"vigiles" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "villes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vigiles" and "villes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vigiles" or "villes"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vigiles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "villes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,029 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigiles" and "villes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vigiles vs virgules". 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 #310,029 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.