Which to use
“Valls” is a name and “vils” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,108
- “Valls” frequency rank
- #44,805
- “vils” frequency rank
- 48913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Valls | vils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Masculin pluriel de vil. |
Where the eye mixes Valls and vils
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Valls runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against vils's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Valls vs vils
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Valls is \vals\ while vils is \vil\. 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 (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48913, 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\. vils is at rank #44,805, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vil\.
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 48913, this pair ranks #175,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Valls vs vils
Shared letters: lsv. Private to "Valls": a. Private to "vils": i.
"Valls" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "vils" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Valls" and "vils" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Valls" or "vils"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Valls" and "vils" 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 "vils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Valls" and "vils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vils vs viv". 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 #175,044 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.