Which to use
“viv” and “vivez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,426
- “viv” frequency rank
- #9,096
- “vivez” frequency rank
- 58522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viv | vivez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vivre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de vivre. |
Where the eye mixes viv and vivez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: viv vs vivez
A purely visual mix-up. viv (\viv\) and vivez (\vi.ve\) 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 extra letter(s) - “viv” sits inside “vivez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viv is recorded at frequency rank #49,426, classified as averb, pronounced \viv\. vivez is at rank #9,096, tagged as averb, pronounced \vi.ve\.
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 58522, this pair ranks #108,576 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of viv vs vivez
Shared letters: iv. Private to "viv": -. Private to "vivez": ez.
"viv" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vivez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vivez ← ivvez · vievz · vivezz · vivvez · vivze · vviez · vvivez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "viv" for "vivez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "viv" vs "vivez" - 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 "viv" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vivez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,576 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viv" and "vivez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vial 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 #108,576 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.