Which to use
“valez” and “volé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,199
- “valez” frequency rank
- #4,632
- “volé” frequency rank
- 40831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valez | volé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de valoir. | Participe passé masculin singulier de voler. |
Where the eye mixes valez and volé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses valez with volé
A purely visual mix-up. valez (\va.le\) and volé (\vɔ.le\) 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 40831, 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\. volé is at rank #4,632, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.le\.
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 40831, this pair ranks #237,555 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of valez vs volé
Shared letters: lv. Private to "valez": aez. Private to "volé": oé.
"valez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "volé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- valez ← avlez · vaelz · valezz · vallez · valze · vlaez · vvalez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "valez" and "volé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "valez" or "volé"?
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 "valez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "volé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,555 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valez" and "volé" 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 #237,555 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.