Which to use
“valgan” is a verb and “valla” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,804
- “valgan” frequency rank
- #11,506
- “valla” frequency rank
- 47310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valgan | valla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de valer o de valerse. | Cerca hecha con diversos materiales, para delimitar un lugar o para cercarlo. |
Where the eye mixes valgan and valla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. valgan runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against valla's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between valgan and valla
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: valgan is [ˈbalɣ̞ãn] while valla is [ˈbaʝa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47310, 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]. valla is at rank #11,506, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaʝa].
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 47310, this pair ranks #120,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of valgan vs valla
Shared letters: alv. Private to "valgan": gn. Private to "valla": -.
"valgan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "valla" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "valgan" for "valla" ever safe?
Frequency check: "valgan" vs "valla" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "valgan" and "valla" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "valgan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "valla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valgan" and "valla" 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 #120,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.