Which to use
“voir” and “vomir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #107
- “voir” frequency rank
- #8,797
- “vomir” frequency rank
- 8904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voir | vomir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Percevoir l’image des objets par l’organe de la vue. | Rejeter convulsivement par la bouche des matières contenues dans l’estomac. |
Where the eye mixes voir and vomir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. voir runs 4 letters (CVVC) against vomir's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between voir and vomir
A purely visual mix-up. voir (\vwaʁ\) and vomir (\vɔ.miʁ\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voir is recorded at frequency rank #107, classified as averb, pronounced \vwaʁ\. vomir is at rank #8,797, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.miʁ\.
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 8904, this pair ranks #418,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voir vs vomir
Shared letters: iorv. Private to "voir": -. Private to "vomir": m.
"voir" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "vomir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "voir" and "vomir" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "voir" vs "vomir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "voir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vomir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #418,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voir" and "vomir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vom vs vomir". 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 #418,473 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.