Which to use
“vigiles” and “virgules” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,593
- “vigiles” frequency rank
- #41,068
- “virgules” frequency rank
- 70661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigiles | virgules |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de vigile. | Pluriel de virgule. |
Where the eye mixes vigiles and virgules
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vigiles runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against virgules's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vigiles and virgules
A purely visual mix-up. vigiles (\vi.ʒil\) and virgules (\viʁ.ɡyl\) 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 70661, 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\. virgules is at rank #41,068, tagged as anoun, pronounced \viʁ.ɡyl\.
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 70661, this pair ranks #50,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vigiles vs virgules
Shared letters: egilsv. Private to "vigiles": -. Private to "virgules": ru.
"vigiles" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "virgules" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vigiles" and "virgules" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vigiles" or "virgules"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vigiles" and "virgules" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vigiles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "virgules" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigiles" and "virgules" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "virales 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 #50,515 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.