Which to use
“validée” is an adjective and “valider” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,902
- “validée” frequency rank
- #8,478
- “valider” frequency rank
- 27380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | validée | valider |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de validé. | Rendre valide ou déclarer valide. |
Same sound, different letters: validée vs valider
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: validée vs valider
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: validée and valider 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27380, 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\. valider is at rank #8,478, 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 27380, this pair ranks #329,349 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of validée vs valider
Shared letters: adeilv. Private to "validée": é. Private to "valider": r.
"validée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "valider" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- valider ← avlider · vailder · valdier · validder · validerr · validre · valiedr · vallider
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "validée" and "valider" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "validée" / "valider". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "validée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "valider" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #329,349 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "validée" and "valider" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "validée 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 #329,349 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.