Which to use
“valide” is an adjective and “valise” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,258
- “valide” frequency rank
- #6,907
- “valise” frequency rank
- 14165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valide | valise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est valable, qui a les conditions requises par la loi pour produire son effet. | Petite malle de voyage, qu’on porte à la main. |
Where the eye mixes valide and valise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses valide with valise
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: valide is \va.lid\ while valise is \va.liz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “valide” becomes s in “valise”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valide is recorded at frequency rank #7,258, classified as anadj, pronounced \va.lid\. valise is at rank #6,907, tagged as anoun, pronounced \va.liz\.
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 14165, this pair ranks #397,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of valide vs valise
Shared letters: aeilv. Private to "valide": d. Private to "valise": s.
"valide" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "valise" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "valide" and "valise" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "valide" vs "valise" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "valide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "valise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valide" and "valise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valide vs valident". 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 #397,891 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.