Which to use
“validée” and “vidée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,902
- “validée” frequency rank
- #29,591
- “vidée” frequency rank
- 48493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | validée | vidée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de validé. | Féminin singulier de vidé. |
Where the eye mixes validée and vidée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. validée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against vidée's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between validée and vidée
A purely visual mix-up. validée (\va.li.de\) and vidée (\vi.de\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48493, 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\. vidée is at rank #29,591, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vi.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 48493, this pair ranks #178,451 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of validée vs vidée
Shared letters: deivé. Private to "validée": al. Private to "vidée": -.
"validée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "vidée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "validée" for "vidée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "validée" or "vidée" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "validée" and "vidée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "validée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vidée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,451 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "validée" and "vidée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vidée vs virées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #178,451 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.