Which to use
“valían” and “validar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,063
- “valían” frequency rank
- #20,856
- “validar” frequency rank
- 60919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valían | validar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de valer o de valerse. | Verificar que se cumplan determinadas condiciones en algo. |
Where the eye mixes valían and validar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between valían and validar
A purely visual mix-up. valían ([baˈliãn]) and validar ([baliˈð̞aɾ]) 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 60919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valían is recorded at frequency rank #40,063, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈliãn]. validar is at rank #20,856, tagged as averb, pronounced [baliˈð̞aɾ].
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 60919, this pair ranks #57,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of valían vs validar
Shared letters: alv. Private to "valían": ní. Private to "validar": dir.
"valían" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "validar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- validar ← avlidar · balidar · vaildar · valdiar · valiadr · validarr · validdar · validra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "valían" for "validar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "valían" vs "validar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "valían" and "validar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "valían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "validar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valían" and "validar" 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 #57,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.