Which to use
“valez” and “visez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,199
- “valez” frequency rank
- #47,098
- “visez” frequency rank
- 83297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valez | visez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de valoir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de viser. |
Where the eye mixes valez and visez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. valez and visez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses valez with visez
A purely visual mix-up. valez (\va.le\) and visez (\vi.ze\) 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 83297, 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\. visez is at rank #47,098, tagged as averb, pronounced \vi.ze\.
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 83297, this pair ranks #15,110 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of valez vs visez
Shared letters: evz. Private to "valez": al. Private to "visez": is.
"valez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "visez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "valez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,110 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valez" and "visez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visez vs vivrez". 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 #15,110 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.