Which to use
“valide” is an adjective and “valle” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,258
- “valide” frequency rank
- #36,200
- “valle” frequency rank
- 43458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valide | valle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est valable, qui a les conditions requises par la loi pour produire son effet. | Val, vallée, vallon. |
Where the eye mixes valide and valle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: valide vs valle
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: valide is \va.lid\ while valle is [ˈbaʎe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43458, 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\. valle is at rank #36,200, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaʎe].
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 43458, this pair ranks #217,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of valide vs valle
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "valide": di. Private to "valle": -.
"valide" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "valle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "valide" and "valle" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "valide" or "valle"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "valide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "valle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valide" and "valle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vail vs valle". 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 #217,913 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.