validéesvsvalidentWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“validées” and “valident” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,800
“validées” frequency rank
#44,246
“valident” frequency rank
79046
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature validées valident
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe valider. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de valider.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
validées
8 ch
valident

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. validées (\va.li.de\) and valident (\va.lid\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

validées is recorded at frequency rank #34,800, classified as averb, pronounced \va.li.de\. valident is at rank #44,246, tagged as averb, pronounced \va.lid\.

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 79046, this pair ranks #24,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of validées vs valident

Shared letters: adeilv. Private to "validées": . Private to "valident": nt.

"validées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "valident" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • validentavlident · vaildent · valdient · validdent · validennt · validentt · validetn · validnet

Frequency comparison

validées#34,800
valident#44,246

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "validées" and "valident" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\va.li.de\ versus \va.lid\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "validées" or "valident"?
"validées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,800 in our French list, against #44,246 for "valident". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering validées vs valident

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “validées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list