Which to use
“vivra” and “vivrai” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,309
- “vivra” frequency rank
- #47,680
- “vivrai” frequency rank
- 64989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vivra | vivrai |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de vivre. | Première personne du singulier du futur de vivre. |
Where the eye mixes vivra and vivrai
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vivra and vivrai
A purely visual mix-up. vivra (\vi.vʁa\) and vivrai (\vi.vʁe\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “vivra” sits inside “vivrai”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vivra is recorded at frequency rank #17,309, classified as averb, pronounced \vi.vʁa\. vivrai is at rank #47,680, tagged as averb, pronounced \vi.vʁe\.
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 64989, this pair ranks #74,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vivra vs vivrai
Shared letters: airv. Private to "vivra": -. Private to "vivrai": -.
"vivra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vivrai" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vivra" for "vivrai" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vivra" or "vivrai"?
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 "vivra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vivrai" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vivra" and "vivrai" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vivrai vs vivrais". 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 #74,415 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.