viréesvsvirezWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#48,258
“virées” frequency rank
#42,116
“virez” frequency rank
90374
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature virées virez
Definition Pluriel de virée. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de virer.

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
virées
5 ch
virez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: virées and virez 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 90374, 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\. virez is at rank #42,116, 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 90374, this pair ranks #4,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of virées vs virez

Shared letters: eirv. Private to "virées": . Private to "virez": z.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • virezivrez · vierz · virezz · virrez · virze · vriez · vvirez

Frequency comparison

virées#48,258
virez#42,116

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "virées" and "virez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "virées" is a noun and "virez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "virées" or "virez"?
"virez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,116 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 virez

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 “virez”.
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list