Which to use
“valser” and “values” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,583
- “valser” frequency rank
- #18,903
- “values” frequency rank
- 60486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valser | values |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Danser la valse, une valse. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de valoir. |
Where the eye mixes valser and values
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between valser and values
A purely visual mix-up. valser (\val.se\) and values (\va.ly\) 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 60486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valser is recorded at frequency rank #41,583, classified as averb, pronounced \val.se\. values is at rank #18,903, tagged as averb, pronounced \va.ly\.
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 60486, this pair ranks #97,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of valser vs values
Shared letters: aelsv. Private to "valser": r. Private to "values": u.
"valser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "values" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "valser" for "values" ever safe?
Which is more common, "valser" or "values"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "valser" and "values" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "valser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "values" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valser" and "values" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valser vs visser". 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 #97,339 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.