vale
[ˈbale]
The verdict
“vale” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #638 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #638
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Documento de pago o sustitución de algo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vale |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbale] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #638 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vale” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for vale is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbale]. Corpus data places it at rank #638 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Documento de pago o sustitución de algo.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for vale, with forms such as "avle", "bale", and "vael". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ve", "van", "vas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is vale, spelled V-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Documento de pago o sustitución de algo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: avle,bale,vael,vlae,vvale
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vale - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "vale"?
What does "vale" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "vale"?
How do you pronounce "vale"?
What language does "vale" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “vale”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbale] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ve” - see the side-by-side comparison. vale vs ve
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.