Which to use
“vivez” and “volez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,096
- “vivez” frequency rank
- #43,727
- “volez” frequency rank
- 52823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vivez | volez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de vivre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voler. |
Where the eye mixes vivez and volez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vivez and volez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vivez vs volez
A purely visual mix-up. vivez (\vi.ve\) and volez (\vɔ.le\) 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 52823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vivez is recorded at frequency rank #9,096, classified as averb, pronounced \vi.ve\. volez is at rank #43,727, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.le\.
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 52823, this pair ranks #145,017 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vivez vs volez
Shared letters: evz. Private to "vivez": i. Private to "volez": lo.
"vivez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "volez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vivez" and "volez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vivez" vs "volez" - 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 "vivez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "volez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,017 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vivez" and "volez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visez vs volez". 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 #145,017 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.