Which to use
“valle” is a noun and “values” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,200
- “valle” frequency rank
- #18,903
- “values” frequency rank
- 55103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valle | values |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Val, vallée, vallon. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de valoir. |
Where the eye mixes valle and values
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. valle runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against values's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: valle vs values
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: valle is [ˈbaʎe] while values is \va.ly\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55103, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valle is recorded at frequency rank #36,200, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaʎe]. 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 55103, this pair ranks #129,658 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of valle vs values
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "valle": -. Private to "values": su.
"valle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "values" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "valle" for "values" ever safe?
Which is more common, "valle" or "values"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "valle" 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 #129,658 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valle" and "values" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vail vs valle". 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 #129,658 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.