Which to use
“veillent” and “veillera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,572
- “veillent” frequency rank
- #34,353
- “veillera” frequency rank
- 60925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veillent | veillera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de veiller. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de veiller. |
Where the eye mixes veillent and veillera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. veillent (CVVCCVCC) and veillera (CVVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses veillent with veillera
A purely visual mix-up. veillent (\vɛj\) and veillera (\vɛ.jə.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veillent is recorded at frequency rank #26,572, classified as averb, 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 60925, this pair ranks #95,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of veillent vs veillera
Shared letters: eilv. Private to "veillent": nt. Private to "veillera": ar.
"veillent" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "veillera" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "veillent" for "veillera" ever safe?
Which is more common, "veillent" or "veillera"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "veillent" and "veillera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "veillent" 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 #95,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veillent" 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 #95,051 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.