Which to use
“vivais” and “vivrais” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,364
- “vivais” frequency rank
- #48,259
- “vivrais” frequency rank
- 66623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vivais | vivrais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de vivre. | Première personne du singulier du conditionnel de vivre. |
Where the eye mixes vivais and vivrais
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vivais runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against vivrais's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vivais with vivrais
A purely visual mix-up. vivais (\vi.vɛ\) and vivrais (\vi.vʁɛ\) 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 66623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vivais is recorded at frequency rank #18,364, classified as averb, pronounced \vi.vɛ\. vivrais is at rank #48,259, tagged as averb, pronounced \vi.vʁɛ\.
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 66623, this pair ranks #67,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vivais vs vivrais
Shared letters: aisv. Private to "vivais": -. Private to "vivrais": r.
"vivais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "vivrais" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vivais" and "vivrais" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vivais" or "vivrais"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vivais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vivrais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vivais" and "vivrais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vivrai vs vivrais". 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 #67,024 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.