valija

[baˈlixa]

/[baˈlixa]/ noun

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The verdict

“valija” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,441. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,441
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caja o recipiente, dotado de asas u otros medios de sujeción, empleada para transportar ropas y otros enseres en cierta cantidad durante un viaje.

Corpus desk

Index ES-valija · valija · Spanish

valija · rank #27,441 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,441
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH Valentino

Nearest frequency peer: Valentino (-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 “valija”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “valija” 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).

valija vs varía
50% similar
valija vs valió
67% similar
valija vs valla
67% similar

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

Key facts for valija
PropertyValue
Headwordvalija
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈlixa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,441
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “valija”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.valijacae 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 “Valentino” (#27,440), “vagabundos” (#27,439), “unilateralmente” (#27,438). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “valija” va en #27,441. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around valija (IPA [baˈlixa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,441 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for valija, with forms such as "avlija", "balija", and "vailja". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "varía", "valió", "valla", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is valija, spelled V-A-L-I-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caja o recipiente, dotado de asas u otros medios de sujeción, empleada para transportar ropas y otros enseres en cierta cantidad durante un viaje.
  2. 2
    Depósito ubicado en el automóvil para el transporte de bienes.
  3. 3
    Saco o bolso asegurado con llave en que llevan o llevaban el correo los carteros.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, persona encargada de llevar y traer correspondencia.
  5. 5
    Culo humano voluminoso, especialmente el de una mujer.

Synonyms

maletapetacabaúlmaletamaleteramaleterocorreo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avlija
  • balija
  • vailja
  • valiaj
  • valijja
  • valjia
  • vallija
  • vlaija
  • vvalija

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

avlija2balija1vailja2valiaj2valijja1valjia2vallija1vlaija2
Edit distance from "valija"

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 "valija"?
"valija" is spelled V-A-L-I-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈlixa].
What does "valija" mean?
As a noun, "valija" means: Caja o recipiente, dotado de asas u otros medios de sujeción, empleada para transportar ropas y otros enseres en cierta cantidad durante un viaje.
What words are commonly confused with "valija"?
"valija" is commonly confused with "varía", "valió", "valla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "valija"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "valija" is [baˈlixa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "valija" come from?
"valija" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vibrar#27,444tumbar#27,436tuitea#27,435volaba#27,448

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

trazas9 variantszodiaco9 variantstitanio9 variantsanímate9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list