Which to use
“vivante” and “voyante” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,044
- “vivante” frequency rank
- #25,167
- “voyante” frequency rank
- 31211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vivante | voyante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme en vie. | Celle qui peut voir, n’est pas aveugle. |
Where the eye mixes vivante and voyante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vivante (CVCVCCV) and voyante (CVVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between vivante and voyante
A purely visual mix-up. vivante (\vi.vɑ̃t\) and voyante (\vwa.jɑ̃t\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vivante is recorded at frequency rank #6,044, classified as anoun, pronounced \vi.vɑ̃t\. voyante is at rank #25,167, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vwa.jɑ̃t\.
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 31211, this pair ranks #305,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vivante vs voyante
Shared letters: aentv. Private to "vivante": i. Private to "voyante": oy.
"vivante" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "voyante" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vivante" for "voyante" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vivante" or "voyante"?
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 "vivante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voyante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vivante" and "voyante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vacante vs voyante". 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 #305,237 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.