Which to use
“vins” and “viol” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,370
- “vins” frequency rank
- #4,030
- “viol” frequency rank
- 7400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vins | viol |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de vin. | Violence que l’on fait à une personne sans consentement, par la force ou la ruse, consistant en une pénétration sexuelle, vaginale, anale ou orale. |
Where the eye mixes vins and viol
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vins vs viol
A purely visual mix-up. vins (\vɛ̃\) and viol (\vjɔl\) 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 7400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vins is recorded at frequency rank #3,370, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɛ̃\. viol is at rank #4,030, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vjɔl\.
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 7400, this pair ranks #423,284 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vins vs viol
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vins": ns. Private to "viol": lo.
"vins" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "viol" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vins" and "viol" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vins" vs "viol" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vins" and "viol" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viol" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,284 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vins" and "viol" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viol vs viv". 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 #423,284 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.