Which to use
“valeur” and “voyeur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #678
- “valeur” frequency rank
- #25,168
- “voyeur” frequency rank
- 25846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valeur | voyeur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qualité ou justesse d’une chose, d’une idée, d’un ouvrage. | Celui qui aime regarder les gens, observer les choses sans intervenir. |
Where the eye mixes valeur and voyeur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. valeur (CVCVVC) and voyeur (CVVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between valeur and voyeur
A purely visual mix-up. valeur (\va.lœʁ\) and voyeur (\vwa.jœʁ\) 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 25846, 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\. voyeur is at rank #25,168, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vwa.jœʁ\.
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 25846, this pair ranks #338,536 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of valeur vs voyeur
Shared letters: eruv. Private to "valeur": al. Private to "voyeur": oy.
"valeur" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "voyeur" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "valeur" and "voyeur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "valeur" or "voyeur"?
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 "valeur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voyeur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,536 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valeur" and "voyeur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vouer vs voyeur". 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 #338,536 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.