Which to use
“vale” and “valser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,280
- “vale” frequency rank
- #41,583
- “valser” frequency rank
- 68863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vale | valser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de valer. | Danser la valse, une valse. |
Where the eye mixes vale and valser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vale with valser
A purely visual mix-up. vale (\val\) and valser (\val.se\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vale is recorded at frequency rank #27,280, classified as averb, pronounced \val\. valser is at rank #41,583, tagged as averb, pronounced \val.se\.
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 68863, this pair ranks #57,388 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vale vs valser
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "vale": -. Private to "valser": rs.
"vale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "valser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vale" for "valser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vale" vs "valser" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vale" and "valser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "valser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,388 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vale" and "valser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valser vs visser". 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 #57,388 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.