Which to use
“valida” is a participle and “valido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,584
- “valida” frequency rank
- #14,478
- “valido” frequency rank
- 46062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valida | valido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de valido, participio de valer o de valerse. | Que goza de la estimación o aprecio de la sociedad en general. |
Where the eye mixes valida and valido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses valida with valido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: valida is [baˈlið̞a] while valido is [baˈlið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “valida” becomes o in “valido”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46062, 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]. valido is at rank #14,478, tagged as anadj, pronounced [baˈlið̞o].
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 46062, this pair ranks #127,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of valida vs valido
Shared letters: adilv. Private to "valida": -. Private to "valido": o.
"valida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "valido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "valida" and "valido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "valida" vs "valido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "valida" and "valido" 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 "valido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valida" and "valido" 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 #127,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.