Which to use
“vive” and “vivres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,206
- “vive” frequency rank
- #13,294
- “vivres” frequency rank
- 15500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vive | vivres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Type de poisson osseux marin de l’Atlantique, de la Méditerranée et de la mer Noire, qui possède une épine dorsale venimeuse, et a la bouche inclinée vers le haut et les yeux situés au-dessus de la tête, de la famille des trachinidés, par exemple la grande vive. | Denrées destinées à l’approvisionnement alimentaire. |
Where the eye mixes vive and vivres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vive and vivres
A purely visual mix-up. vive (\viv\) and vivres (\vivʁ\) 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 15500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vive is recorded at frequency rank #2,206, classified as anoun, pronounced \viv\. vivres is at rank #13,294, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vivʁ\.
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 15500, this pair ranks #392,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vive vs vivres
Shared letters: eiv. Private to "vive": -. Private to "vivres": rs.
"vive" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vivres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vive" and "vivres" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vive" vs "vivres" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vive" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vivres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #392,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vive" and "vivres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vivrais vs vivres". 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 #392,076 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.