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“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.

6 ch
valgan
5 ch
valgo

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

  • valgan ← avlgan · balgan · vaglan · valagn · valgann · valggan · valgna · vallgan
  • valgo ← avlgo · balgo · vaglo · valggo · vallgo · valog · vlago · vvalgo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "valgan" for "valgo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbalɣ̞ãn] versus [ˈbalɣ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "valgan" vs "valgo" - which ranks higher?
"valgo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,879 in our Spanish list, against #35,804 for "valgan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list