Which to use
“vale” and “volez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,280
- “vale” frequency rank
- #43,727
- “volez” frequency rank
- 71007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vale | volez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de valer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voler. |
Where the eye mixes vale and volez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vale runs 4 letters (CVCV) against volez's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vale vs volez
A purely visual mix-up. vale (\val\) and volez (\vɔ.le\) 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 71007, 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\. volez is at rank #43,727, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.le\.
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 71007, this pair ranks #49,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vale vs volez
Shared letters: elv. Private to "vale": a. Private to "volez": oz.
"vale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "volez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vale" and "volez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "vale" or "volez" 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 "vale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "volez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vale" and "volez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visez vs volez". 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 #49,155 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.