Which to use
“veillez” and “veuille” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,727
- “veillez” frequency rank
- #7,916
- “veuille” frequency rank
- 31643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veillez | veuille |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de veiller. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de vouloir. |
Where the eye mixes veillez and veuille
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. veillez (CVVCCVC) and veuille (CVVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses veillez with veuille
A purely visual mix-up. veillez (\ve.je\) and veuille (\vœj\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veillez is recorded at frequency rank #23,727, classified as averb, pronounced \ve.je\. veuille is at rank #7,916, tagged as averb, pronounced \vœj\.
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 31643, this pair ranks #302,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of veillez vs veuille
Shared letters: eilv. Private to "veillez": z. Private to "veuille": u.
"veillez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "veuille" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "veillez" and "veuille" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "veillez" or "veuille"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "veillez" and "veuille" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "veillez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "veuille" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veillez" and "veuille" 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 #302,513 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.