Which to use
“values” is a verb and “voués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,903
- “values” frequency rank
- #32,638
- “voués” frequency rank
- 51541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | values | voués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de valoir. | Masculin pluriel de voué. |
Where the eye mixes values and voués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: values vs voués
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: values is \va.ly\ while voués is \vwe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51541, 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\. voués is at rank #32,638, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vwe\.
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 51541, this pair ranks #154,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of values vs voués
Shared letters: suv. Private to "values": ael. Private to "voués": oé.
"values" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "voués" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- values ← avlues · valeus · vallues · valuess · valuse · vaules · vlaues · vvalues
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "values" and "voués" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "values" or "voués" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "values" and "voués" 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 "voués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "values" and "voués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voués vs voûtée". 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 #154,247 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.