Which to use
“validée” is an adjective and “validés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,902
- “validée” frequency rank
- #28,010
- “validés” frequency rank
- 46912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | validée | validés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de validé. | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe valider. |
Same sound, different letters: validée vs validés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. validée (CVCVCVV) and validés (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - validée / validés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: validée and validés 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 a single letter - e in “validée” becomes s in “validés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46912, 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\. validés is at rank #28,010, 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 46912, this pair ranks #191,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of validée vs validés
Shared letters: adilvé. Private to "validée": e. Private to "validés": s.
"validée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "validés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "validée" for "validés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "validée" or "validés"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "validée" / "validés". 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 "validés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "validée" and "validés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valident vs validés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #191,074 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.