Which to use
“valez” and “votez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,199
- “valez” frequency rank
- #13,939
- “votez” frequency rank
- 50138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valez | votez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de valoir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voter. |
Where the eye mixes valez and votez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. valez and votez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between valez and votez
A purely visual mix-up. valez (\va.le\) and votez (\vɔ.te\) 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 50138, 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\. votez is at rank #13,939, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.te\.
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 50138, this pair ranks #165,003 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of valez vs votez
Shared letters: evz. Private to "valez": al. Private to "votez": ot.
"valez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "votez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "valez" and "votez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "valez" or "votez"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "valez" and "votez" 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 "votez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,003 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valez" and "votez" 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 #165,003 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.