Which to use
“valeur” and “violeur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #678
- “valeur” frequency rank
- #13,937
- “violeur” frequency rank
- 14615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valeur | violeur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qualité ou justesse d’une chose, d’une idée, d’un ouvrage. | Quelqu’un, généralement un homme, qui commet un viol. |
Where the eye mixes valeur and violeur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: valeur vs violeur
A purely visual mix-up. valeur (\va.lœʁ\) and violeur (\vjɔ.lœʁ\) 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 14615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valeur is recorded at frequency rank #678, classified as anoun, pronounced \va.lœʁ\. violeur is at rank #13,937, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vjɔ.lœʁ\.
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 14615, this pair ranks #395,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of valeur vs violeur
Shared letters: elruv. Private to "valeur": a. Private to "violeur": io.
"valeur" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "violeur" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "valeur" and "violeur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "valeur" vs "violeur" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "valeur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "violeur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valeur" and "violeur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vibreur vs violeur". 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 #395,913 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.