Which to use
“values” is a verb and “vêtues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,903
- “values” frequency rank
- #42,121
- “vêtues” frequency rank
- 61024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | values | vêtues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de valoir. | Féminin pluriel de vêtu. |
Where the eye mixes values and vêtues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. values and vêtues follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses values with vêtues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: values is \va.ly\ while vêtues is \vɛ.ty\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
values is recorded at frequency rank #18,903, classified as averb, pronounced \va.ly\. vêtues is at rank #42,121, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vɛ.ty\.
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 61024, this pair ranks #94,480 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of values vs vêtues
Shared letters: esuv. Private to "values": al. Private to "vêtues": tê.
"values" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "vêtues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- values ← avlues · valeus · vallues · valuess · valuse · vaules · vlaues · vvalues
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "values" for "vêtues" ever safe?
Which is more common, "values" or "vêtues"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "values" and "vêtues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "values" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vêtues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,480 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "values" and "vêtues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vêtues vs veufs". 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 #94,480 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.