Which to use
“valide” and “vide” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,258
- “valide” frequency rank
- #1,546
- “vide” frequency rank
- 8804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valide | vide |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est valable, qui a les conditions requises par la loi pour produire son effet. | Qui ne contient rien ; qui est totalement dépourvu de. |
Where the eye mixes valide and vide
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: valide vs vide
A purely visual mix-up. valide (\va.lid\) and vide (\vid\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8804, 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\. vide is at rank #1,546, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vid\.
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 8804, this pair ranks #418,787 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of valide vs vide
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "valide": al. Private to "vide": -.
"valide" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "vide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "valide" and "vide" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "valide" vs "vide" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "vide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #418,787 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valide" and "vide" 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 #418,787 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.