valganvsvenganTell them apart

Which to use

“valgan” and “vengan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,804
“valgan” frequency rank
#3,601
“vengan” frequency rank
39405
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature valgan vengan
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 presente de indicativo de vengar o de vengarse.

Where the eye mixes valgan and vengan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. valgan and vengan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
valgan
6 ch
vengan

Why the eye confuses valgan with vengan

A purely visual mix-up. valgan ([ˈbalɣ̞ãn]) and vengan ([ˈbẽŋgãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39405, 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]. vengan is at rank #3,601, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbẽŋgãn].

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 39405, this pair ranks #164,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of valgan vs vengan

Shared letters: agnv. Private to "valgan": l. Private to "vengan": e.

"valgan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "vengan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • valgan ← avlgan · balgan · vaglan · valagn · valgann · valggan · valgna · vallgan
  • vengan ← bengan · evngan · vegnan · venagn · vengann · venggan · vengna · venngan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "valgan" and "vengan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbalɣ̞ãn] versus [ˈbẽŋgãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "valgan" vs "vengan" - which ranks higher?
"vengan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,601 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "valgan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vengan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #164,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "valgan" and "vengan" 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 #164,653 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