Which to use
“valentía” and “valentine” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,329
- “valentía” frequency rank
- #26,268
- “valentine” frequency rank
- 34597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valentía | valentine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fuerza del ánimo para enfrentar problemas o dificultades, en especial los que ponen en riesgo la propia integridad. | Tarjeta de san Valentín o del dia del amor y la amistad. |
Where the eye mixes valentía and valentine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. valentía runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against valentine's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between valentía and valentine
A purely visual mix-up. valentía ([balẽn̪ˈt̪ia]) and valentine (/ˈvælənˌtaɪn/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valentía is recorded at frequency rank #8,329, classified as anoun, pronounced [balẽn̪ˈt̪ia]. valentine is at rank #26,268, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvælənˌtaɪn/.
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 34597, this pair ranks #190,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of valentía vs valentine
Shared letters: aelntv. Private to "valentía": í. Private to "valentine": i.
"valentía" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "valentine" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- valentine ← avlentine · balentine · vaelntine · valenitne · valenntine · valentien · valentinne · valentnie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "valentía" for "valentine" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "valentía" or "valentine" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "valentía" and "valentine" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "valentía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "valentine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valentía" and "valentine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Valente vs valentine". 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 #190,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.