Which to use
“virez” and “vivrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,116
- “virez” frequency rank
- #47,681
- “vivrez” frequency rank
- 89797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | virez | vivrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de virer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de vivre. |
Where the eye mixes virez and vivrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: virez vs vivrez
A purely visual mix-up. virez (\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 89797, 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\. 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 89797, this pair ranks #5,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of virez vs vivrez
Shared letters: eirvz. Private to "virez": -. Private to "vivrez": -.
"virez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vivrez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "virez" for "vivrez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "virez" vs "vivrez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "virez" 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 #5,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "virez" 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 #5,430 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.