Which to use
“valider” and “valser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,478
- “valider” frequency rank
- #41,583
- “valser” frequency rank
- 50061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valider | valser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre valide ou déclarer valide. | Danser la valse, une valse. |
Where the eye mixes valider and valser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. valider runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against valser's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between valider and valser
A purely visual mix-up. valider (\va.li.de\) and valser (\val.se\) 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 50061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valider is recorded at frequency rank #8,478, classified as averb, pronounced \va.li.de\. valser is at rank #41,583, tagged as averb, pronounced \val.se\.
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 50061, this pair ranks #165,601 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of valider vs valser
Shared letters: aelrv. Private to "valider": di. Private to "valser": s.
"valider" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "valser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "valider" and "valser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "valider" vs "valser" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "valider" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "valser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,601 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valider" and "valser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valser vs visser". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #165,601 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.