Which to use
“veilleur” and “violeur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,058
- “veilleur” frequency rank
- #13,937
- “violeur” frequency rank
- 54995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veilleur | violeur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui veille. | Quelqu’un, généralement un homme, qui commet un viol. |
Where the eye mixes veilleur and violeur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. veilleur runs 8 letters (CVVCCVVC) against violeur's 7 (CVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between veilleur and violeur
A purely visual mix-up. veilleur (\vɛ.jœʁ\) and violeur (\vjɔ.lœʁ\) 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 54995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veilleur is recorded at frequency rank #41,058, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɛ.jœʁ\. violeur is at rank #13,937, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vjɔ.lœʁ\.
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 54995, this pair ranks #130,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of veilleur vs violeur
Shared letters: eilruv. Private to "veilleur": -. Private to "violeur": o.
"veilleur" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC · "violeur" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "veilleur" and "violeur" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "veilleur" or "violeur"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "veilleur" and "violeur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "veilleur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "violeur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veilleur" and "violeur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veillées vs veilleur". 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 #130,317 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.