válvulas
[ˈbalβ̞ulas]
The verdict
“válvulas” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,122. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,122
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,793
- “V” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de válvula.
Corpus desk
Index ES-valvulas · válvulas · Spanish
válvulas · rank #18,122 · 13 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,122
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,793
- PHOTO-FINISH voltaje
Nearest frequency peer: voltaje (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “válvulas”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- vestigios
vestigios
81,883 corpus weight
- village
village
81,882 corpus weight
- vivencias
vivencias
81,881 corpus weight
- voltaje
voltaje
81,880 corpus weight
- válvulas
válvulas
81,879 corpus weight
- Yale
Yale
81,876 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “válvulas” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | válvulas |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbalβ̞ulas] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #18,122 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “válvulas” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around válvulas (IPA [ˈbalβ̞ulas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,122 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de válvula.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for válvulas, with forms such as "bálbulas", "vlávulas", and "vválvulas". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Vallas", "válvula", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 válvulas, spelled V-Á-L-V-U-L-A-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de válvula.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bálbulas
- vlávulas
- vválvulas
- vállvulas
- váluvlas
- válvluas
- válvuals
- válvulass
- válvullas
- válvulsa
- válvvulas
- vávlulas
- ávlvulas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of válvulas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "válvulas", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "válvulas". Here's where to go from here.
- "válvulas" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Vallas". View pair
- 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #18,122 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "V" letter cohort. V–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.