Which to use
“valle” and “veille” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,200
- “valle” frequency rank
- #2,203
- “veille” frequency rank
- 38403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valle | veille |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Val, vallée, vallon. | État du corps de l’homme ou de l’animal, dans lequel les sens sont en action. |
Where the eye mixes valle and veille
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. valle runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against veille's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: valle vs veille
A purely visual mix-up. valle ([ˈbaʎe]) and veille (\vɛj\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38403, 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]. veille is at rank #2,203, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɛj\.
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 38403, this pair ranks #255,492 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of valle vs veille
Shared letters: elv. Private to "valle": a. Private to "veille": i.
"valle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "veille" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "valle" for "veille" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "valle" or "veille" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "valle" and "veille" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "valle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "veille" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,492 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valle" and "veille" 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 #255,492 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.