vals

Name: vals, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈbals]

/[ˈbals]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“vals” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #22,539) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#22,539
frequency rank, Spanish: 1,793
“V” headwords: 4
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Baile de pareja, de origen alemán, que se ejecuta con movimiento giratorio y de traslación, colocando el hombre su mano derecha en la cintura de la mujer y su izquierda en la mano derecha de ella.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vals · vals · Spanish

vals · rank #22,539 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #22,539
LEN-MID 4 letters
VOW-1 1 vowel
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-LOW 4 variants
BOOK-MID 1,793
PHOTO-FINISH valencianos

Nearest frequency peer: valencianos (-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.

Ulloa

77,465
unitaria

77,464
valencianos

77,463
vals

77,462
Vancouver

77,461
vecindad

77,460

What this shows Las barras sitúan “vals” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

vals vs van

50% similar

vals vs vas

75% similar

vals vs vos

50% similar

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

Key facts for vals
Property	Value
Headword	vals
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈbals]
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#22,539
Misspellings tracked	4
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “vals”

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

#22,539

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “valencianos” (#22,538), “Vancouver” (#22,540), “unitaria” (#22,537). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vals” va en #22,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for vals is neighbouring look-alikes ("van", "vas", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈbals]. Frequency #22,539 among 1,793 “V” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for vals, with forms such as "avls", "valss", and "vasl". 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, "van", "vas", "vos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is vals, spelled V-A-L-S.

Definition

1
Baile de pareja, de origen alemán, que se ejecuta con movimiento giratorio y de traslación, colocando el hombre su mano derecha en la cintura de la mujer y su izquierda en la mano derecha de ella.
2
Música de este baile.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how vals appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

“¡Música!” pidió dulcemente el Nervio Rojas, y un majestuoso vals llenaba el bosque.

This word in other languages

waltz(English)valse(Français)Walzer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

avls
valss
vasl
vvals

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "vals"

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 "vals"?

"vals" is spelled V-A-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbals].

What does "vals" mean?

As a noun, "vals" means: Baile de pareja, de origen alemán, que se ejecuta con movimiento giratorio y de traslación, colocando el hombre su mano derecha en la cintura de la mujer y su izquierda en la mano derecha de ella.

What words are commonly confused with "vals"?

"vals" is commonly confused with "van", "vas", "vos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "vals"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vals" is [ˈbals]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "vals" come from?

"vals" 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 "vals", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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