Which to use
“virer” and “vivrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,715
- “virer” frequency rank
- #47,681
- “vivrez” frequency rank
- 53396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | virer | vivrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aller en tournant. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de vivre. |
Where the eye mixes virer and vivrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. virer runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against vivrez's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between virer and vivrez
A purely visual mix-up. virer (\vi.ʁe\) and vivrez (\vi.vʁe\) 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 53396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
virer is recorded at frequency rank #5,715, classified as averb, pronounced \vi.ʁe\. vivrez is at rank #47,681, tagged as averb, pronounced \vi.vʁe\.
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 53396, this pair ranks #141,008 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of virer vs vivrez
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "virer": -. Private to "vivrez": z.
"virer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vivrez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "virer" for "vivrez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "virer" or "vivrez"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "virer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vivrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,008 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "virer" and "vivrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vivrai vs vivrez". 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 #141,008 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.