Which to use
“Valdés” is a name and “value” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,589
- “Valdés” frequency rank
- #35,298
- “value” frequency rank
- 45887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Valdés | value |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido | Participio pasado femenino singular de valoir. |
Where the eye mixes Valdés and value
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Valdés vs value
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Valdés is [bal̪ˈd̪es] while value is /va.ly/. 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 (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Valdés is recorded at frequency rank #10,589, classified as aname, pronounced [bal̪ˈd̪es]. value is at rank #35,298, tagged as averb, pronounced /va.ly/.
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 45887, this pair ranks #128,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Valdés vs value
Shared letters: alv. Private to "Valdés": dsé. Private to "value": eu.
"Valdés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "value" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- value ← avlue · balue · valeu · vallue · vaule · vlaue · vvalue
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Valdés" and "value" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Valdés" vs "value" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Valdés" and "value" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Valdés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "value" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Valdés" and "value" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vall vs value". 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 #128,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.