Which to use
“valises” and “visés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,966
- “valises” frequency rank
- #11,325
- “visés” frequency rank
- 22291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valises | visés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de valise. | Pluriel de visé. |
Where the eye mixes valises and visés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses valises with visés
A purely visual mix-up. valises (\va.liz\) and visés (\vi.ze\) 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 22291, 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\. visés is at rank #11,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vi.ze\.
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 22291, this pair ranks #358,787 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of valises vs visés
Shared letters: isv. Private to "valises": ael. Private to "visés": é.
"valises" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "visés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- valises ← avlises · vailses · valiess · valisess · valisses · vallises · valsies · vlaises
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "valises" and "visés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "valises" or "visés"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "valises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #358,787 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valises" and "visés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "virées vs visés". 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 #358,787 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.