Which to use
“vale” is a verb and “Vaulx” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,280
- “vale” frequency rank
- #38,592
- “Vaulx” frequency rank
- 65872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vale | Vaulx |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de valer. | Commune française, située dans le département du Pas-de-Calais. |
Where the eye mixes vale and Vaulx
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vale runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Vaulx's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vale and Vaulx
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vale is \val\ while Vaulx is \vo\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65872, 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\. Vaulx is at rank #38,592, tagged as aname, pronounced \vo\.
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 65872, this pair ranks #70,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vale vs Vaulx
Shared letters: alv. Private to "vale": e. Private to "Vaulx": ux.
"vale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Vaulx" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vale" for "Vaulx" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vale" vs "Vaulx" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vale" and "Vaulx" 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 "Vaulx" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vale" and "Vaulx" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vail vs Vaulx". 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 #70,400 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.