Which to use
“vite” is an adjective and “voire” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #406
- “vite” frequency rank
- #1,464
- “voire” frequency rank
- 1870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vite | voire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rapide, qui se meut avec célérité, avec promptitude ; se dit surtout dans le sport, sinon plutôt des animaux et des choses dont le mouvement est rapide. | Et peut-être même ; et aussi. |
Where the eye mixes vite and voire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vite with voire
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vite is \vit\ while voire is \vwaʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vite is recorded at frequency rank #406, classified as anadj, pronounced \vit\. voire is at rank #1,464, tagged as anadv, pronounced \vwaʁ\.
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 1870, this pair ranks #437,222 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vite vs voire
Shared letters: eiv. Private to "vite": t. Private to "voire": or.
"vite" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "voire" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vite" for "voire" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vite" vs "voire" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,222 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vite" and "voire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voire vs volière". 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 #437,222 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.