Which to use
“vidée” and “voilée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,591
- “vidée” frequency rank
- #16,267
- “voilée” frequency rank
- 45858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vidée | voilée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de vidé. | Féminin singulier de voilé. |
Where the eye mixes vidée and voilée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vidée runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against voilée's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vidée vs voilée
A purely visual mix-up. vidée (\vi.de\) and voilée (\vwa.le\) 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 45858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vidée is recorded at frequency rank #29,591, classified as anadj, pronounced \vi.de\. voilée is at rank #16,267, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vwa.le\.
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 45858, this pair ranks #199,485 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vidée vs voilée
Shared letters: eivé. Private to "vidée": d. Private to "voilée": lo.
"vidée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "voilée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vidée" and "voilée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vidée" vs "voilée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vidée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voilée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,485 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vidée" and "voilée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vidée vs virées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #199,485 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.