Which to use
“viser” and “voiler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,945
- “viser” frequency rank
- #21,812
- “voiler” frequency rank
- 30757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viser | voiler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mirer, diriger attentivement son regard ou une arme vers un but pour y lancer quelque chose. | Couvrir d’un voile. |
Where the eye mixes viser and voiler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: viser vs voiler
A purely visual mix-up. viser (\vi.ze\) and voiler (\vwa.le\) 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 30757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viser is recorded at frequency rank #8,945, classified as averb, pronounced \vi.ze\. voiler is at rank #21,812, tagged as averb, pronounced \vwa.le\.
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 30757, this pair ranks #308,193 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of viser vs voiler
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "viser": s. Private to "voiler": lo.
"viser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "voiler" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "viser" and "voiler" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "viser" vs "voiler" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "viser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voiler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,193 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viser" and "voiler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vilar vs voiler". 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 #308,193 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.