validentvsvaliderWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#44,246
“valident” frequency rank
#8,478
“valider” frequency rank
52724
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature valident valider
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de valider. Rendre valide ou déclarer valide.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
valident
7 ch
valider

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. valident (\va.lid\) and valider (\va.li.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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52724, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

valident is recorded at frequency rank #44,246, classified as averb, pronounced \va.lid\. valider is at rank #8,478, 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 52724, this pair ranks #145,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of valident vs valider

Shared letters: adeilv. Private to "valident": nt. Private to "valider": r.

"valident" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC  ·  "valider" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • validentavlident · vaildent · valdient · validdent · validennt · validentt · validetn · validnet
  • valideravlider · vailder · valdier · validder · validerr · validre · valiedr · vallider

Frequency comparison

valident#44,246
valider#8,478

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "valident" and "valider" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\va.lid\ versus \va.li.de\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "valident" or "valider"?
"valider" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,478 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 valident vs valider

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 “valident” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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