Which to use
“valse” and “verse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,182
- “valse” frequency rank
- #11,320
- “verse” frequency rank
- 30502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valse | verse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Danse tournante exécutée par un couple sur un mouvement, habituellement à trois temps. | (Utilisé uniquement dans à verse, pleuvoir à verse) Action de verser, état de ce qui est versé. |
Where the eye mixes valse and verse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses valse with verse
A purely visual mix-up. valse (\vals\) and verse (\vɛʁs\) 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 30502, 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\. verse is at rank #11,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɛʁs\.
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 30502, this pair ranks #309,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of valse vs verse
Shared letters: esv. Private to "valse": al. Private to "verse": r.
"valse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "verse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "valse" and "verse" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "valse" or "verse"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "valse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valse" and "verse" 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 #309,898 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.