valga

[ˈbalɣ̞a]

/[ˈbalɣ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“valga” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,935. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,935
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de valer o de valerse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-valga · valga · Spanish

valga · rank #7,935 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,935
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vais

Nearest frequency peer: vais (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “valga”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “valga” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

valga vs vaya
60% similar
valga vs vega
60% similar
valga vs vela
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for valga
PropertyValue
Headwordvalga
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbalɣ̞a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,935
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “valga”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).valgacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “vais” (#7,934), “verbo” (#7,936), “viajando” (#7,937). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “valga” va en #7,935. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around valga (IPA [ˈbalɣ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,935 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for valga, with forms such as "avlga", "balga", and "vagla". 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, "vaya", "vega", "vela", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is valga, spelled V-A-L-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de valer o de valerse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de valer o de valerse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de valer o del imperativo negativo de valerse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avlga
  • balga
  • vagla
  • valag
  • valgga
  • vallga
  • vlaga
  • vvalga

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of valga - 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.

avlga2balga1vagla2valag2valgga1vallga1vlaga2vvalga1
Edit distance from "valga"

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 "valga"?
"valga" is spelled V-A-L-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbalɣ̞a].
What does "valga" mean?
As a verb, "valga" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de valer o de valerse.
What words are commonly confused with "valga"?
"valga" is commonly confused with "vaya", "vega", "vela". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "valga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "valga" is [ˈbalɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "valga" come from?
"valga" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "valga", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verbo#7,936vicio#7,938urnas#7,931tocan#7,923

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

usaron8 variantsAdolfo8 variantsanillos8 variantssólida8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list