Which to use
“valser” and “verser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,583
- “valser” frequency rank
- #6,043
- “verser” frequency rank
- 47626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valser | verser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Danser la valse, une valse. | Faire couler. |
Where the eye mixes valser and verser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. valser and verser follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses valser with verser
A purely visual mix-up. valser (\val.se\) and verser (\vɛʁ.se\) 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 47626, 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\. verser is at rank #6,043, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɛʁ.se\.
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 47626, this pair ranks #185,465 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of valser vs verser
Shared letters: ersv. Private to "valser": al. Private to "verser": -.
"valser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "verser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "valser" for "verser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "valser" vs "verser" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "valser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,465 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valser" and "verser" 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 #185,465 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.