Which to use
“vires” and “vues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,722
- “vires” frequency rank
- #3,304
- “vues” frequency rank
- 47026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vires | vues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de vire. | Pluriel de vue. |
Where the eye mixes vires and vues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vires with vues
A purely visual mix-up. vires (\viʁ\) and vues (\vy\) 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 47026, 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\. vues is at rank #3,304, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vy\.
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 47026, this pair ranks #190,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vires vs vues
Shared letters: esv. Private to "vires": ir. Private to "vues": u.
"vires" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vues" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vires" for "vues" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vires" vs "vues" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vires" and "vues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vires" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vires" and "vues" 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 #190,230 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.