Which to use
“valida” is a participle and “validar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,584
- “valida” frequency rank
- #20,856
- “validar” frequency rank
- 52440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valida | validar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de valido, participio de valer o de valerse. | Verificar que se cumplan determinadas condiciones en algo. |
Where the eye mixes valida and validar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: valida vs validar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: valida is [baˈlið̞a] while validar is [baliˈð̞aɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “valida” sits inside “validar”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valida is recorded at frequency rank #31,584, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [baˈlið̞a]. 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 52440, this pair ranks #92,676 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of valida vs validar
Shared letters: adilv. Private to "valida": -. Private to "validar": r.
"valida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "validar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "valida" for "validar" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "valida" or "validar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "valida" and "validar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "valida" 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 #92,676 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valida" and "validar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vacila vs valida". 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 #92,676 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.