# vale vs vaya

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### vale
*noun · IPA [ˈbale] · frequency rank #638*
Documento de pago o sustitución de algo.

### vaya
*intj · IPA [ˈbaʝa] · frequency rank #718*
Indica sorpresa, admiración o disgusto.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/vale-vs-vaya