Which to use
“vir” and “voix” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,521
- “vir” frequency rank
- #499
- “voix” frequency rank
- 47020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vir | voix |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forme mutée de bir par adoucissement (b → v). | Ensemble de sons produits par les cordes vocales. |
Where the eye mixes vir and voix
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vir and voix
A purely visual mix-up. vir (\ˈviː.r\) and voix (\vwa\) 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 47020, 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\. voix is at rank #499, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vwa\.
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 47020, this pair ranks #190,273 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vir vs voix
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vir": r. Private to "voix": ox.
"vir" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "voix" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- voix ← ovix · viox · voixx · voxi · vvoix
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vir" for "voix" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vir" or "voix"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vir" and "voix" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voix" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,273 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vir" and "voix" 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 #190,273 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.