validéevsvalidésWhat's the difference?

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

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set validée and validés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
validée
7 ch
validés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

validée#18,902
validés#28,010

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "validée" and "validés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "validée" is an adjective and "validés" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "validée" or "validés"?
"validée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,902 in our French list, against #28,010 for "validés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering validée vs validés

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 “validés”.
  • 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