Which to use
“Vaulx” is a name and “vaut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,592
- “Vaulx” frequency rank
- #1,014
- “vaut” frequency rank
- 39606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vaulx | vaut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Commune française, située dans le département du Pas-de-Calais. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de valoir. |
Same sound, different letters: Vaulx vs vaut
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. Vaulx runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against vaut's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - Vaulx and vaut
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Vaulx and vaut carry the same recorded pronunciation, \vo\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is aname, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vaulx is recorded at frequency rank #38,592, classified as aname, pronounced \vo\. vaut is at rank #1,014, tagged as averb, pronounced \vo\.
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 39606, this pair ranks #246,716 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Vaulx vs vaut
Shared letters: auv. Private to "Vaulx": lx. Private to "vaut": t.
"Vaulx" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "vaut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Vaulx" and "vaut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "Vaulx" or "vaut" show up more?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vaulx" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vaut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,716 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vaulx" and "vaut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vail vs Vaulx". 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 #246,716 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.