Which to use
“veille” is a noun and “veuille” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,203
- “veille” frequency rank
- #7,916
- “veuille” frequency rank
- 10119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veille | veuille |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | État du corps de l’homme ou de l’animal, dans lequel les sens sont en action. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de vouloir. |
Where the eye mixes veille and veuille
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. veille runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against veuille's 7 (CVVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between veille and veuille
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: veille is \vɛj\ while veuille is \vœj\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10119, 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\. veuille is at rank #7,916, tagged as averb, pronounced \vœj\.
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 10119, this pair ranks #414,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of veille vs veuille
Shared letters: eilv. Private to "veille": -. Private to "veuille": u.
"veille" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "veuille" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "veille" and "veuille" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "veille" vs "veuille" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "veille" and "veuille" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "veille" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "veuille" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veille" and "veuille" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veille vs veillées". 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 #414,145 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.