Which to use
“validés” is a verb and “variés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,010
- “validés” frequency rank
- #8,172
- “variés” frequency rank
- 36182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | validés | variés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe valider. | Masculin pluriel de varié. |
Where the eye mixes validés and variés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. validés runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against variés's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: validés vs variés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: validés is \va.li.de\ while variés is \va.ʁje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36182, 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\. variés is at rank #8,172, tagged as anadj, pronounced \va.ʁje\.
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 36182, this pair ranks #271,442 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of validés vs variés
Shared letters: aisvé. Private to "validés": dl. Private to "variés": r.
"validés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "variés" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "validés" and "variés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "validés" or "variés"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "validés" and "variés" 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 "variés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,442 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "validés" and "variés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valident vs validés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #271,442 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.