valemosvsvemosConfusable pair

Which to use

“valemos” and “vemos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,661
“valemos” frequency rank
#1,275
“vemos” frequency rank
46936
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature valemos vemos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de valer o de valerse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de ver o de verse.

Where the eye mixes valemos and vemos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. valemos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against vemos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
valemos
5 ch
vemos

Look-alike desk: valemos vs vemos

A purely visual mix-up. valemos ([baˈlemos]) and vemos ([ˈbemos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

valemos is recorded at frequency rank #45,661, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈlemos]. vemos is at rank #1,275, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbemos].

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 46936, this pair ranks #122,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of valemos vs vemos

Shared letters: emosv. Private to "valemos": al. Private to "vemos": -.

"valemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "vemos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • valemos ← avlemos · balemos · vaelmos · valemmos · valemoss · valemso · valeoms · vallemos
  • vemos ← bemos · evmos · vemmos · vemoss · vemso · veoms · vmeos · vvemos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "valemos" and "vemos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([baˈlemos] versus [ˈbemos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "valemos" or "vemos" show up more?
"vemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,275 in our Spanish list, against #45,661 for "valemos". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "valemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #122,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "valemos" and "vemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valemos vs Vallejos". 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 #122,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list