Which to use
“vile” is an adjective and “visez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,122
- “vile” frequency rank
- #47,098
- “visez” frequency rank
- 84220
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vile | visez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de vil. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de viser. |
Where the eye mixes vile and visez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vile runs 4 letters (CVCV) against visez's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vile with visez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vile is \vil\ while visez is \vi.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84220, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vile is recorded at frequency rank #37,122, classified as anadj, pronounced \vil\. visez is at rank #47,098, tagged as averb, 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 84220, this pair ranks #13,366 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vile vs visez
Shared letters: eiv. Private to "vile": l. Private to "visez": sz.
"vile" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "visez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vile" and "visez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "vile" or "visez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,366 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vile" and "visez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visez vs vivrez". 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 #13,366 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.