Which to use
“validée” is an adjective and “validées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,902
- “validée” frequency rank
- #34,800
- “validées” frequency rank
- 53702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | validée | validées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de validé. | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe valider. |
Same sound, different letters: validée vs validées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. validée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against validées's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - validée and validées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: validée and validées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \va.li.de\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “validée” sits inside “validées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
validée is recorded at frequency rank #18,902, classified as anadj, pronounced \va.li.de\. validées is at rank #34,800, tagged as averb, pronounced \va.li.de\.
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 53702, this pair ranks #138,973 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of validée vs validées
Shared letters: adeilvé. Private to "validée": -. Private to "validées": s.
"validée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "validées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "validée" and "validées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "validée" or "validées"?
Useful next steps
"validée" and "validées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "validée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "validées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,973 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "validée" and "validées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "validées vs valident". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #138,973 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.