validéevsvalidéesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: validée is a adjective, validées is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set validée and validées apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
validée
8 ch
validées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

validée#18,902
validées#34,800

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "validée" and "validées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "validée" is an adjective and "validées" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "validée" or "validées"?
"validée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,902 in our French list, against #34,800 for "validées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering validée vs validées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “validée”; for a verb, it's “validées”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “validée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list