Which to use
“valse” is a noun and “vas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,182
- “valse” frequency rank
- #593
- “vas” frequency rank
- 19775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valse | vas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Danse tournante exécutée par un couple sur un mouvement, habituellement à trois temps. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de aller. |
Where the eye mixes valse and vas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses valse with vas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: valse is \vals\ while vas is \va\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 19775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valse is recorded at frequency rank #19,182, classified as anoun, pronounced \vals\. vas is at rank #593, tagged as averb, pronounced \va\.
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 19775, this pair ranks #371,620 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of valse vs vas
Shared letters: asv. Private to "valse": el. Private to "vas": -.
"valse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vas" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- valse ← avlse · vales · vallse · valsse · vasle · vlase · vvalse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "valse" and "vas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "valse" or "vas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "valse" and "vas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "valse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,620 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valse" and "vas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valse vs vils". 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 #371,620 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.