Which to use
“valgan” and “valían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,804
- “valgan” frequency rank
- #40,063
- “valían” frequency rank
- 75867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valgan | valían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de valer o de valerse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de valer o de valerse. |
Where the eye mixes valgan and valían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. valgan (CVCCVC) and valían (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses valgan with valían
A purely visual mix-up. valgan ([ˈbalɣ̞ãn]) and valían ([baˈliãn]) 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 a single letter - g in “valgan” becomes í in “valían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75867, 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]. valían is at rank #40,063, tagged as averb, pronounced [baˈliãn].
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 75867, this pair ranks #18,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of valgan vs valían
Shared letters: alnv. Private to "valgan": g. Private to "valían": í.
"valgan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "valían" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- valgan ← avlgan · balgan · vaglan · valagn · valgann · valggan · valgna · vallgan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "valgan" and "valían" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "valgan" vs "valían" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "valían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valgan" and "valían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valían 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 #18,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.