Which to use
“validée” is an adjective and “validité” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,902
- “validée” frequency rank
- #9,573
- “validité” frequency rank
- 28475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | validée | validité |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de validé. | Caractère de ce qui est valide ou valable. |
Where the eye mixes validée and validité
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. validée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against validité's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: validée vs validité
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: validée is \va.li.de\ while validité is \va.li.di.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28475, 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\. validité is at rank #9,573, tagged as anoun, pronounced \va.li.di.te\.
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 28475, this pair ranks #322,538 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of validée vs validité
Shared letters: adilvé. Private to "validée": e. Private to "validité": t.
"validée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "validité" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "validée" and "validité" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "validée" or "validité"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "validée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "validité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,538 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "validée" and "validité" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "validée vs valident". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #322,538 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.