Which to use
“valez” is a verb and “valle” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,199
- “valez” frequency rank
- #36,200
- “valle” frequency rank
- 72399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valez | valle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de valoir. | Val, vallée, vallon. |
Where the eye mixes valez and valle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between valez and valle
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: valez is \va.le\ while valle is [ˈbaʎe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valez is recorded at frequency rank #36,199, classified as averb, pronounced \va.le\. valle is at rank #36,200, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaʎe].
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 72399, this pair ranks #44,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of valez vs valle
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "valez": z. Private to "valle": -.
"valez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "valle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "valez" and "valle" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "valez" vs "valle" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "valez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "valle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valez" and "valle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valez vs visez". 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 #44,133 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.