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“vivions” and “vivront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,597
“vivions” frequency rank
#30,426
“vivront” frequency rank
72023
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vivions vivront
Definition Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de vivre. Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de vivre.

Where the eye mixes vivions and vivront

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vivions (CVCVVCC) and vivront (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
vivions
7 ch
vivront

Why the eye confuses vivions with vivront

A purely visual mix-up. vivions (\vi.vjɔ̃\) and vivront (\vi.vʁɔ̃\) 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 72023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vivions is recorded at frequency rank #41,597, classified as averb, pronounced \vi.vjɔ̃\. vivront is at rank #30,426, tagged as averb, pronounced \vi.vʁɔ̃\.

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 72023, this pair ranks #45,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vivions vs vivront

Shared letters: inov. Private to "vivions": s. Private to "vivront": rt.

"vivions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "vivront" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vivions ← ivvions · viivons · vivinos · vivionns · vivionss · viviosn · vivoins · vivvions
  • vivront ← ivvront · virvont · vivornt · vivrnot · vivronnt · vivrontt · vivrotn · vivrront

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vivions" and "vivront" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\vi.vjɔ̃\ versus \vi.vʁɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vivions" or "vivront"?
"vivront" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,426 in our French list, against #41,597 for "vivions". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "vivions" and "vivront" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vivions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vivront" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #45,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vivions" and "vivront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viviers vs vivions". 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 #45,476 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list