Which to use
“valu” is a verb and “vols” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,256
- “valu” frequency rank
- #4,539
- “vols” frequency rank
- 14795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valu | vols |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de valoir. | Pluriel de vol (déplacement dans l’air). |
Where the eye mixes valu and vols
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. valu (CVCV) and vols (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: valu vs vols
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: valu is \va.ly\ while vols is \vɔl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valu is recorded at frequency rank #10,256, classified as averb, pronounced \va.ly\. vols is at rank #4,539, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɔl\.
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 14795, this pair ranks #395,198 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of valu vs vols
Shared letters: lv. Private to "valu": au. Private to "vols": os.
"valu" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vols" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "valu" for "vols" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "valu" or "vols" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "valu" and "vols" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "valu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vols" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,198 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valu" and "vols" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valu vs vial". 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 #395,198 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.