Which to use
“valían” and “vallan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,063
- “valían” frequency rank
- #48,748
- “vallan” frequency rank
- 88811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valían | vallan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de valer o de valerse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vallar. |
Where the eye mixes valían and vallan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. valían (CVCVVC) and vallan (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses valían with vallan
A purely visual mix-up. valían ([baˈliãn]) and vallan ([ˈbaʝãn]) 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 - í in “valían” becomes l in “vallan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88811, 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]. vallan is at rank #48,748, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbaʝãn].
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 88811, this pair ranks #3,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of valían vs vallan
Shared letters: alnv. Private to "valían": í. Private to "vallan": -.
"valían" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "vallan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vallan ← avllan · ballan · valaln · valan · vallann · vallna · vlalan · vvallan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "valían" and "vallan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "valían" vs "vallan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "valían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vallan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valían" and "vallan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vallan vs velan". 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 #3,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.