Which to use
“valida” is a participle and “valió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,584
- “valida” frequency rank
- #8,734
- “valió” frequency rank
- 40318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valida | valió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de valido, participio de valer o de valerse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de valer o de valerse. |
Where the eye mixes valida and valió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: valida vs valió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: valida is [baˈlið̞a] while valió is [baˈljo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40318, 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]. valió is at rank #8,734, tagged as averb, pronounced [baˈljo].
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 40318, this pair ranks #159,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of valida vs valió
Shared letters: ailv. Private to "valida": d. Private to "valió": ó.
"valida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "valió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- valida ← avlida · balida · vailda · valdia · valiad · validda · vallida · vlaida
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "valida" and "valió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "valida" or "valió" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "valida" and "valió" 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 "valió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valida" and "valió" 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 #159,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.