Which to use
“vivants” and “voyants” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,903
- “vivants” frequency rank
- #27,293
- “voyants” frequency rank
- 32196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vivants | voyants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de vivant. | Masculin pluriel de voyant. |
Where the eye mixes vivants and voyants
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vivants (CVCVCCC) and voyants (CVVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses vivants with voyants
A purely visual mix-up. vivants (\vi.vɑ̃\) and voyants (\vwa.jɑ̃\) 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 32196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vivants is recorded at frequency rank #4,903, classified as anadj, pronounced \vi.vɑ̃\. voyants is at rank #27,293, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vwa.jɑ̃\.
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 32196, this pair ranks #298,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vivants vs voyants
Shared letters: anstv. Private to "vivants": i. Private to "voyants": oy.
"vivants" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "voyants" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vivants" and "voyants" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vivants" vs "voyants" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vivants" and "voyants" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vivants" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voyants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vivants" and "voyants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "volantes vs voyants". 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 #298,869 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.