Which to use
“vipère” and “visée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,021
- “vipère” frequency rank
- #9,095
- “visée” frequency rank
- 39116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vipère | visée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Une des espèces de serpents de taille modérée, à tête triangulaire aux nombreuses petites écailles, à pupilles elliptiques et à queue courte. | Action de diriger la vue, direction donnée au regard vers un but que l’on veut atteindre. |
Where the eye mixes vipère and visée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vipère runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against visée's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vipère and visée
A purely visual mix-up. vipère (\vi.pɛʁ\) and visée (\vi.ze\) 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 39116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vipère is recorded at frequency rank #30,021, classified as anoun, pronounced \vi.pɛʁ\. visée is at rank #9,095, tagged as anoun, 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 39116, this pair ranks #250,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vipère vs visée
Shared letters: eiv. Private to "vipère": prè. Private to "visée": sé.
"vipère" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "visée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vipère" for "visée" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vipère" and "visée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vipère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vipère" and "visée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Viper vs vipère". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #250,392 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.