Which to use
“valoir” and “voir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,304
- “valoir” frequency rank
- #107
- “voir” frequency rank
- 5411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valoir | voir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Être d’un certain prix ; avoir un certain mérite. | Percevoir l’image des objets par l’organe de la vue. |
Where the eye mixes valoir and voir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. valoir runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against voir's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: valoir vs voir
A purely visual mix-up. valoir (\va.lwaʁ\) and voir (\vwaʁ\) 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 5411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valoir is recorded at frequency rank #5,304, classified as averb, pronounced \va.lwaʁ\. voir is at rank #107, tagged as averb, pronounced \vwaʁ\.
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 5411, this pair ranks #429,082 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of valoir vs voir
Shared letters: iorv. Private to "valoir": al. Private to "voir": -.
"valoir" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "voir" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "valoir" and "voir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "valoir" or "voir"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "valoir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #429,082 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valoir" and "voir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valoir vs Varois". 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 #429,082 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.