Which to use
“vir” is a noun and “virez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,521
- “vir” frequency rank
- #42,116
- “virez” frequency rank
- 88637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vir | virez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forme mutée de bir par adoucissement (b → v). | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de virer. |
Where the eye mixes vir and virez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vir runs 3 letters (CVC) against virez's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vir and virez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vir is \ˈviː.r\ while virez is \vi.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “vir” sits inside “virez”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vir is recorded at frequency rank #46,521, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈviː.r\. virez is at rank #42,116, tagged as averb, pronounced \vi.ʁe\.
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 88637, this pair ranks #6,738 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vir vs virez
Shared letters: irv. Private to "vir": -. Private to "virez": ez.
"vir" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "virez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- virez ← ivrez · vierz · virezz · virrez · virze · vriez · vvirez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vir" and "virez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "vir" or "virez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "virez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,738 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vir" and "virez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vir 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 #6,738 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.