Which to use
“vires” and “vôtres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,722
- “vires” frequency rank
- #18,369
- “vôtres” frequency rank
- 62091
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vires | vôtres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de vire. | Ceux qui sont de votre pays, de votre parti, de votre compagnie. |
Where the eye mixes vires and vôtres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vires runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against vôtres's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vires with vôtres
A purely visual mix-up. vires (\viʁ\) and vôtres (\votʁ\) 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 62091, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vires is recorded at frequency rank #43,722, classified as anoun, pronounced \viʁ\. vôtres is at rank #18,369, tagged as anoun, pronounced \votʁ\.
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 62091, this pair ranks #88,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vires vs vôtres
Shared letters: ersv. Private to "vires": i. Private to "vôtres": tô.
"vires" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vôtres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vires ← viers · viress · virres · virse · vries
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vires" for "vôtres" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vires" vs "vôtres" - 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 "vires" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vôtres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vires" and "vôtres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "virées vs vires". 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 #88,857 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.