# Valdes vs vale

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Valdes
*name · frequency rank #43,998*
A surname from Asturian.

### vale
*noun · IPA /veɪl/ · frequency rank #12,710*
A valley.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valdes-vs-vale