Which to use
“veillées” and “voilées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,369
- “veillées” frequency rank
- #18,366
- “voilées” frequency rank
- 63735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veillées | voilées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de veillé. | Féminin pluriel de voilé. |
Where the eye mixes veillées and voilées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. veillées runs 8 letters (CVVCCVVC) against voilées's 7 (CVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses veillées with voilées
A purely visual mix-up. veillées (\ve.je\) and voilées (\vwa.le\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63735, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veillées is recorded at frequency rank #45,369, classified as anadj, pronounced \ve.je\. voilées is at rank #18,366, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vwa.le\.
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 63735, this pair ranks #80,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of veillées vs voilées
Shared letters: eilsvé. Private to "veillées": -. Private to "voilées": o.
"veillées" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC · "voilées" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "veillées" and "voilées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "veillées" or "voilées" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "veillées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voilées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veillées" and "voilées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veillées vs veilleur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #80,466 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.