Which to use
“validés” and “values” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,010
- “validés” frequency rank
- #18,903
- “values” frequency rank
- 46913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | validés | values |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe valider. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de valoir. |
Where the eye mixes validés and values
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. validés runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against values's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses validés with values
A purely visual mix-up. validés (\va.li.de\) and values (\va.ly\) 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 46913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
validés is recorded at frequency rank #28,010, classified as averb, pronounced \va.li.de\. values is at rank #18,903, tagged as averb, pronounced \va.ly\.
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 46913, this pair ranks #191,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of validés vs values
Shared letters: alsv. Private to "validés": dié. Private to "values": eu.
"validés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "values" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- values ← avlues · valeus · vallues · valuess · valuse · vaules · vlaues · vvalues
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "validés" and "values" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "validés" or "values"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "validés" and "values" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "validés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "values" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "validés" and "values" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valident vs validés". 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 #191,065 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.