viréesvsvirerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: virées is a noun, virer is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“virées” is a noun and “virer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,258
“virées” frequency rank
#5,715
“virer” frequency rank
53973
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature virées virer
Definition Pluriel de virée. Aller en tournant.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set virées and virer apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
virées
5 ch
virer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: virées and virer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \vi.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

virées is recorded at frequency rank #48,258, classified as anoun, pronounced \vi.ʁe\. virer is at rank #5,715, 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 53973, this pair ranks #137,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of virées vs virer

Shared letters: eirv. Private to "virées": . Private to "virer": -.

"virées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "virer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • virerivrer · vierr · virerr · virre · virrer · vrier · vvirer

Frequency comparison

virées#48,258
virer#5,715

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "virées" and "virer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "virées" is a noun and "virer" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "virées" or "virer"?
"virer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,715 in our French list, against #48,258 for "virées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering virées vs virer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “virées”; for a verb, it's “virer”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “virées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list