Which to use
“vire” is a noun and “vor” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,094
- “vire” frequency rank
- #46,525
- “vor” frequency rank
- 55619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vire | vor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Étroite plate-forme ou corniche sur les flancs d’une paroi rocheuse, sentier serpentant le long d’une montagne. | Avant, exprime un mouvement spatial. |
Where the eye mixes vire and vor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vire vs vor
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vire is \viʁ\ while vor is \foːɐ̯\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vire is recorded at frequency rank #9,094, classified as anoun, pronounced \viʁ\. vor is at rank #46,525, tagged as anadv, pronounced \foːɐ̯\.
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 55619, this pair ranks #126,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vire vs vor
Shared letters: rv. Private to "vire": ei. Private to "vor": o.
"vire" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vor" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vire ← vrie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vire" for "vor" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vire" or "vor"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vire" and "vor" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vire" and "vor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viv vs vor". 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 #126,301 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.