Which to use
“virile” is an adjective and “voirie” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,357
- “virile” frequency rank
- #14,579
- “voirie” frequency rank
- 48936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | virile | voirie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de viril. | Partie de l’administration publique qui a pour objet l’établissement et l’entretien des rues et des voies de communication. |
Where the eye mixes virile and voirie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. virile (CVCVCV) and voirie (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: virile vs voirie
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: virile is \vi.ʁil\ while voirie is \vwa.ʁi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
virile is recorded at frequency rank #34,357, classified as anadj, pronounced \vi.ʁil\. voirie is at rank #14,579, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vwa.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 48936, this pair ranks #174,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of virile vs voirie
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "virile": l. Private to "voirie": o.
"virile" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "voirie" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "virile" and "voirie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "virile" vs "voirie" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "virile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voirie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "virile" and "voirie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vigie vs virile". 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 #174,858 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.