Which to use
“vitre” and “voiture” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,795
- “vitre” frequency rank
- #537
- “voiture” frequency rank
- 9332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vitre | voiture |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plaque de verre située sur une ouverture telle qu’une porte ou une fenêtre. | Véhicule consistant en une caisse montée sur des roues. |
Where the eye mixes vitre and voiture
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vitre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against voiture's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vitre vs voiture
A purely visual mix-up. vitre (\vitʁ\) and voiture (\vwa.tyʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vitre is recorded at frequency rank #8,795, classified as anoun, pronounced \vitʁ\. voiture is at rank #537, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vwa.tyʁ\.
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 9332, this pair ranks #417,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vitre vs voiture
Shared letters: eirtv. Private to "vitre": -. Private to "voiture": ou.
"vitre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "voiture" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vitre" and "voiture" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vitre" vs "voiture" - 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 "vitre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voiture" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #417,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vitre" and "voiture" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vitre vs vivrez". 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 #417,042 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.