Which to use
“vaille” and “veillez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,883
- “vaille” frequency rank
- #23,727
- “veillez” frequency rank
- 44610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vaille | veillez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de valoir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de veiller. |
Where the eye mixes vaille and veillez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vaille vs veillez
A purely visual mix-up. vaille (\vaj\) and veillez (\ve.je\) 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 44610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vaille is recorded at frequency rank #20,883, classified as averb, pronounced \vaj\. veillez is at rank #23,727, tagged as averb, pronounced \ve.je\.
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 44610, this pair ranks #209,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vaille vs veillez
Shared letters: eilv. Private to "vaille": a. Private to "veillez": z.
"vaille" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "veillez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vaille" and "veillez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vaille" or "veillez"?
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 "vaille" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "veillez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vaille" and "veillez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veillées vs veillez". 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 #209,158 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.