Which to use
“valeurs” and “violeurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,127
- “valeurs” frequency rank
- #20,314
- “violeurs” frequency rank
- 21441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valeurs | violeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de valeur. | Pluriel de violeur. |
Where the eye mixes valeurs and violeurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. valeurs runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against violeurs's 8 (CVVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: valeurs vs violeurs
A purely visual mix-up. valeurs (\va.lœʁ\) and violeurs (\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 21441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valeurs is recorded at frequency rank #1,127, classified as anoun, pronounced \va.lœʁ\. violeurs is at rank #20,314, 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 21441, this pair ranks #363,154 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of valeurs vs violeurs
Shared letters: elrsuv. Private to "valeurs": a. Private to "violeurs": io.
"valeurs" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "violeurs" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "valeurs" for "violeurs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "valeurs" or "violeurs"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "valeurs" and "violeurs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "valeurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "violeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,154 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valeurs" and "violeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "violés vs violeurs". 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 #363,154 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.