Which to use
“valises” and “vases” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,966
- “valises” frequency rank
- #18,359
- “vases” frequency rank
- 29325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valises | vases |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de valise. | Pluriel de vase. |
Where the eye mixes valises and vases
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses valises with vases
A purely visual mix-up. valises (\va.liz\) and vases (\vaz\) 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 29325, 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\. vases is at rank #18,359, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vaz\.
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 29325, this pair ranks #317,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of valises vs vases
Shared letters: aesv. Private to "valises": il. Private to "vases": -.
"valises" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "vases" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "valises" and "vases" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "valises" or "vases" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "valises" and "vases" 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 "vases" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valises" and "vases" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vases vs Voss". 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 #317,377 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.