Which to use
“valgan” and “valgo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,804
- “valgan” frequency rank
- #29,879
- “valgo” frequency rank
- 65683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valgan | valgo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de valer o de valerse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de valer. |
Where the eye mixes valgan and valgo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. valgan runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against valgo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between valgan and valgo
A purely visual mix-up. valgan ([ˈbalɣ̞ãn]) and valgo ([ˈbalɣ̞o]) 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 65683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valgan is recorded at frequency rank #35,804, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbalɣ̞ãn]. valgo is at rank #29,879, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbalɣ̞o].
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 65683, this pair ranks #41,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of valgan vs valgo
Shared letters: aglv. Private to "valgan": n. Private to "valgo": o.
"valgan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "valgo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "valgan" for "valgo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "valgan" vs "valgo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "valgan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "valgo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valgan" and "valgo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valgan vs vallan". 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 #41,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.