Español homophones
vallan/vayan
"vayan" (#2,056 written frequency) beats "vallan" (#48,748) in this 2-word /ˈbaʝãn/ cluster. Size rank #33 of 387 Spanish groups.
Data vintage
Frequency splits the cluster
These 2 spellings keep the same /ˈbaʝãn/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "vayan" leads at #2,056, with "vallan" trailing at #48,748.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Shared stem "va" then splits - "vallan" (6 letters) vs "vayan" (5).
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across vallan, vayan: anv. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
vallan
6 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVCCVC
Inventory alnv · private l
vayan
5 letters · 3 vowels · shape CVVVC
Inventory anvy · private y
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "vallan" when you mean: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vallar.
- Write "vayan" when you mean: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de ir o de irse.
Known mistypes of these spellings
Edit-distance variants recorded against this cluster: useful when a search or OCR feed lands on the wrong form.