Which to use
“veillée” is a noun and “veillées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,132
- “veillée” frequency rank
- #45,369
- “veillées” frequency rank
- 67501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veillée | veillées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Temps pendant lequel on veille, soirée. | Féminin pluriel de veillé. |
Same sound, different letters: veillée vs veillées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. veillée runs 7 letters (CVVCCVV) against veillées's 8 (CVVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - veillée / veillées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: veillée and veillées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ve.je\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “veillée” sits inside “veillées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veillée is recorded at frequency rank #22,132, classified as anoun, pronounced \ve.je\. veillées is at rank #45,369, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ve.je\.
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 67501, this pair ranks #63,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of veillée vs veillées
Shared letters: eilvé. Private to "veillée": -. Private to "veillées": s.
"veillée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV · "veillées" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "veillée" and "veillées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "veillée" or "veillées"?
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 "veillée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "veillées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veillée" and "veillées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veillées vs veilleur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #63,186 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.