Which to use
“vacíos” is a noun and “valiosa” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,916
- “vacíos” frequency rank
- #9,219
- “valiosa” frequency rank
- 19135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vacíos | valiosa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de vacío. | Forma del femenino de valioso. |
Where the eye mixes vacíos and valiosa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vacíos runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against valiosa's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vacíos and valiosa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vacíos is [baˈsios] while valiosa is [baˈljosa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vacíos is recorded at frequency rank #9,916, classified as anoun, pronounced [baˈsios]. valiosa is at rank #9,219, tagged as anadj, pronounced [baˈljosa].
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 19135, this pair ranks #265,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vacíos vs valiosa
Shared letters: aosv. Private to "vacíos": cí. Private to "valiosa": il.
"vacíos" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "valiosa" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- valiosa ← avliosa · baliosa · vailosa · valioas · valiossa · valisoa · valliosa · valoisa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vacíos" for "valiosa" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vacíos" vs "valiosa" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vacíos" and "valiosa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vacíos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "valiosa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vacíos" and "valiosa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vacila vs vacíos". 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 #265,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.