valga

/[ˈbalɣ̞a]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,935

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

valga is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de valer o de valerse. Pronounced [ˈbalɣ̞a]. It ranks #7,935 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with vaya and vega.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of valga in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for valga is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbalɣ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,935 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for valga, with forms such as "avlga", "balga", and "vagla". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vaya", "vega", "vela", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is valga, spelled V-A-L-G-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for valga

Misspelling Variants of "valga"

avlga5balga5vagla5valag5valgga6vallga6vlaga5vvalga6
Misspelling Variants of "valga"

Frequency rank: #7,935 in Spanish

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter V in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.