Which to use
“valises” and “valse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,966
- “valises” frequency rank
- #19,182
- “valse” frequency rank
- 30148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valises | valse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de valise. | Danse tournante exécutée par un couple sur un mouvement, habituellement à trois temps. |
Where the eye mixes valises and valse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses valises with valse
A purely visual mix-up. valises (\va.liz\) and valse (\vals\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valises is recorded at frequency rank #10,966, classified as anoun, pronounced \va.liz\. valse is at rank #19,182, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vals\.
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 30148, this pair ranks #312,190 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of valises vs valse
Shared letters: aelsv. Private to "valises": i. Private to "valse": -.
"valises" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "valse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "valises" and "valse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "valises" or "valse" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "valises" and "valse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "valises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "valse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,190 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valises" and "valse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valse vs vils". 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 #312,190 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.