Which to use
“virez” is a verb and “Viry” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,116
- “virez” frequency rank
- #47,097
- “Viry” frequency rank
- 89213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | virez | Viry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de virer. | Nom de famille. |
Where the eye mixes virez and Viry
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between virez and Viry
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: virez is \vi.ʁe\ while Viry is \vi.ʁi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
virez is recorded at frequency rank #42,116, classified as averb, pronounced \vi.ʁe\. Viry is at rank #47,097, tagged as aname, pronounced \vi.ʁi\.
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 89213, this pair ranks #6,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of virez vs Viry
Shared letters: irv. Private to "virez": ez. Private to "Viry": y.
"virez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Viry" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "virez" for "Viry" ever safe?
Frequency check: "virez" vs "Viry" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "virez" and "Viry" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "virez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Viry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "virez" and "Viry" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Viry vs viv". 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 #6,055 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.