Which to use
“vis” and “vito” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #993
- “vis” frequency rank
- #24,437
- “vito” frequency rank
- 25430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vis | vito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pièce mécanique formée d’un corps qui comporte un filet de forme hélicoïdale et une tête où une empreinte permet d’appliquer un couple ; il en résulte un double mouvement de rotation et de translation. En mécanique, elles sont souvent employées avec des écrous pour former des boulons. | Vigne, genre Vitis. |
Where the eye mixes vis and vito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vis vs vito
A purely visual mix-up. vis (\vis\) and vito (\ˈvi.to\) 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 25430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vis is recorded at frequency rank #993, classified as anoun, pronounced \vis\. vito is at rank #24,437, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈvi.to\.
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 25430, this pair ranks #340,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vis vs vito
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vis": s. Private to "vito": ot.
"vis" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vito" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vito ← ivto · vitto · vtio · vvito
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vis" for "vito" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vis" or "vito"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vis" and "vito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #340,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vis" and "vito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vito 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 #340,920 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.