Which to use
“veiller” and “veillez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,908
- “veiller” frequency rank
- #23,727
- “veillez” frequency rank
- 30635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veiller | veillez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | S’abstenir de dormir pendant le temps destiné au sommeil. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de veiller. |
Where the eye mixes veiller and veillez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. veiller and veillez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses veiller with veillez
A purely visual mix-up. veiller (\vɛ.je\) and veillez (\ve.je\) 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 a single letter - r in “veiller” becomes z in “veillez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veiller is recorded at frequency rank #6,908, classified as averb, pronounced \vɛ.je\. veillez is at rank #23,727, tagged as averb, 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 30635, this pair ranks #308,961 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of veiller vs veillez
Shared letters: eilv. Private to "veiller": r. Private to "veillez": z.
"veiller" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "veillez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "veiller" and "veillez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "veiller" or "veillez"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "veiller" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "veillez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,961 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veiller" and "veillez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veillées vs veillez". 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 #308,961 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.