Which to use
“Valls” and “Vaulx” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,108
- “Valls” frequency rank
- #38,592
- “Vaulx” frequency rank
- 42700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Valls | Vaulx |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Commune française, située dans le département du Pas-de-Calais. |
Where the eye mixes Valls and Vaulx
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Valls (CVCCC) and Vaulx (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Valls vs Vaulx
A purely visual mix-up. Valls (\vals\) and Vaulx (\vo\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Valls is recorded at frequency rank #4,108, classified as aname, pronounced \vals\. Vaulx is at rank #38,592, tagged as aname, pronounced \vo\.
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 42700, this pair ranks #223,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Valls vs Vaulx
Shared letters: alv. Private to "Valls": s. Private to "Vaulx": ux.
"Valls" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Vaulx" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Valls" and "Vaulx" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Valls" or "Vaulx"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Valls" and "Vaulx" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Valls" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Vaulx" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Valls" and "Vaulx" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vail vs Vaulx". 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 #223,610 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.