Which to use
“vire” and “vote” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,094
- “vire” frequency rank
- #1,128
- “vote” frequency rank
- 10222
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vire | vote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Étroite plate-forme ou corniche sur les flancs d’une paroi rocheuse, sentier serpentant le long d’une montagne. | Opinion exprimée, suffrage donné dans un corps politique, dans une assemblée délibérante, dans un collège électoral, dans une compagnie. |
Where the eye mixes vire and vote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vire with vote
A purely visual mix-up. vire (\viʁ\) and vote (\vɔt\) 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 10222, 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\. vote is at rank #1,128, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɔt\.
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 10222, this pair ranks #413,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vire vs vote
Shared letters: ev. Private to "vire": ir. Private to "vote": ot.
"vire" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vire" and "vote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "vire" or "vote" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vire" and "vote" 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 "vote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #413,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vire" and "vote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vire 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 #413,772 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.