Which to use
“vis” is a noun and “vor” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #993
- “vis” frequency rank
- #46,525
- “vor” frequency rank
- 47518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vis | vor |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Avant, exprime un mouvement spatial. |
Where the eye mixes vis and vor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between vis and vor
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vis is \vis\ while vor is \foːɐ̯\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vis is recorded at frequency rank #993, classified as anoun, pronounced \vis\. vor is at rank #46,525, tagged as anadv, pronounced \foːɐ̯\.
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 47518, this pair ranks #186,336 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vis vs vor
Shared letters: v. Private to "vis": is. Private to "vor": or.
"vis" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vor" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vis" and "vor" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "vis" or "vor" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vis" and "vor" 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 "vor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,336 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vis" and "vor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viv vs vor". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #186,336 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.