Which to use
“veillez” and “veuillez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,727
- “veillez” frequency rank
- #4,390
- “veuillez” frequency rank
- 28117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veillez | veuillez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de veiller. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif de vouloir. |
Where the eye mixes veillez and veuillez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. veillez runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against veuillez's 8 (CVVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between veillez and veuillez
A purely visual mix-up. veillez (\ve.je\) and veuillez (\vœ.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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28117, 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\. veuillez is at rank #4,390, tagged as averb, pronounced \vœ.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 28117, this pair ranks #324,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of veillez vs veuillez
Shared letters: eilvz. Private to "veillez": -. Private to "veuillez": u.
"veillez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "veuillez" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "veillez" and "veuillez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "veillez" or "veuillez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "veillez" and "veuillez" 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 "veuillez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #324,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veillez" and "veuillez" 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 #324,816 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.