Which to use
“valez” and “valser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,199
- “valez” frequency rank
- #41,583
- “valser” frequency rank
- 77782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valez | valser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de valoir. | Danser la valse, une valse. |
Where the eye mixes valez and valser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses valez with valser
A purely visual mix-up. valez (\va.le\) and valser (\val.se\) 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 77782, 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\. valser is at rank #41,583, tagged as averb, pronounced \val.se\.
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 77782, this pair ranks #27,486 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of valez vs valser
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "valez": z. Private to "valser": rs.
"valez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "valser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "valez" and "valser" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "valez" vs "valser" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "valez" and "valser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "valez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "valser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,486 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valez" and "valser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valser vs visser". 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 #27,486 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.