Which to use
“valais” and “voyais” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,707
- “valais” frequency rank
- #6,354
- “voyais” frequency rank
- 26061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valais | voyais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de valoir. | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de voir. |
Where the eye mixes valais and voyais
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between valais and voyais
A purely visual mix-up. valais (\va.lɛ\) and voyais (\vwa.jɛ\) 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 26061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valais is recorded at frequency rank #19,707, classified as averb, pronounced \va.lɛ\. voyais is at rank #6,354, tagged as averb, pronounced \vwa.jɛ\.
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 26061, this pair ranks #337,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of valais vs voyais
Shared letters: aisv. Private to "valais": l. Private to "voyais": oy.
"valais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "voyais" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "valais" and "voyais" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "valais" or "voyais" show up more?
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 "valais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voyais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #337,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valais" and "voyais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valais vs Varois". 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 #337,343 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.