Which to use
“virent” and “virer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,710
- “virent” frequency rank
- #5,715
- “virer” frequency rank
- 25425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | virent | virer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de virer. | Aller en tournant. |
Where the eye mixes virent and virer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: virent vs virer
A purely visual mix-up. virent (\viʁ\) and virer (\vi.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
virent is recorded at frequency rank #19,710, classified as averb, pronounced \viʁ\. 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 25425, this pair ranks #340,953 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of virent vs virer
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "virent": nt. Private to "virer": -.
"virent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "virer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "virent" for "virer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "virent" vs "virer" - which ranks higher?
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 "virent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "virer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #340,953 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "virent" and "virer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "virées vs virent". 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 #340,953 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.