Which to use
“veille” is a noun and “veillera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,203
- “veille” frequency rank
- #34,353
- “veillera” frequency rank
- 36556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veille | veillera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | État du corps de l’homme ou de l’animal, dans lequel les sens sont en action. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de veiller. |
Where the eye mixes veille and veillera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. veille runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against veillera's 8 (CVVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses veille with veillera
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: veille is \vɛj\ while veillera is \vɛ.jə.ʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “veille” sits inside “veillera”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veille is recorded at frequency rank #2,203, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɛj\. veillera is at rank #34,353, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɛ.jə.ʁa\.
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 36556, this pair ranks #268,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of veille vs veillera
Shared letters: eilv. Private to "veille": -. Private to "veillera": ar.
"veille" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "veillera" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "veille" for "veillera" ever safe?
Which is more common, "veille" or "veillera"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "veille" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "veillera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veille" and "veillera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veillées vs veillera". 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 #268,801 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.