Which to use
“Baldes” and “Valdés” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,585
- “Baldes” frequency rank
- #10,589
- “Valdés” frequency rank
- 58174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Baldes | Valdés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido. | Apellido |
Same sound, different letters: Baldes vs Valdés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. Baldes and Valdés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - Baldes / Valdés
This is the hard kind. Baldes and Valdés are pronounced identically ([ˈbal̪d̪es]) and both work as aname. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Baldes is recorded at frequency rank #47,585, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈbal̪d̪es]. Valdés is at rank #10,589, tagged as aname, pronounced [bal̪ˈd̪es].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 58174, this pair ranks #67,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Baldes vs Valdés
Shared letters: adls. Private to "Baldes": be. Private to "Valdés": vé.
"Baldes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Valdés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Baldes ← abldes · badles · balddes · baldess · baldse · baleds · balldes · bbaldes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Baldes" and "Valdés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Baldes" vs "Valdés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "Baldes" / "Valdés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "Baldes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Valdés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Baldes" and "Valdés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Baldes vs bardos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #67,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.