Which to use
“veuille” and “veuillez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,916
- “veuille” frequency rank
- #4,390
- “veuillez” frequency rank
- 12306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veuille | veuillez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de vouloir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif de vouloir. |
Where the eye mixes veuille and veuillez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. veuille runs 7 letters (CVVVCCV) against veuillez's 8 (CVVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between veuille and veuillez
A purely visual mix-up. veuille (\vœj\) 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 extra letter(s) - “veuille” sits inside “veuillez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veuille is recorded at frequency rank #7,916, classified as averb, pronounced \vœj\. 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 12306, this pair ranks #405,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of veuille vs veuillez
Shared letters: eiluv. Private to "veuille": -. Private to "veuillez": z.
"veuille" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV · "veuillez" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "veuille" for "veuillez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "veuille" or "veuillez"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "veuille" and "veuillez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "veuille" 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 #405,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veuille" and "veuillez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veuille vs veuillent". 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 #405,804 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.