Which to use
“virages” and “voyages” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,429
- “virages” frequency rank
- #3,373
- “voyages” frequency rank
- 22802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | virages | voyages |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de virage. | Pluriel de voyage. |
Where the eye mixes virages and voyages
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: virages vs voyages
A purely visual mix-up. virages (\vi.ʁaʒ\) and voyages (\vwa.jaʒ\) 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 22802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
virages is recorded at frequency rank #19,429, classified as anoun, pronounced \vi.ʁaʒ\. voyages is at rank #3,373, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vwa.jaʒ\.
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 22802, this pair ranks #356,090 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of virages vs voyages
Shared letters: aegsv. Private to "virages": ir. Private to "voyages": oy.
"virages" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "voyages" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "virages" and "voyages" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "virages" or "voyages"?
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 "virages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voyages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,090 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "virages" and "voyages" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "virages vs virées". 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 #356,090 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.