validavsvasijaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: valida is a participle, vasija is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“valida” is a participle and “vasija” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,584
“valida” frequency rank
#34,828
“vasija” frequency rank
66412
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature valida vasija
Definition Forma del femenino de valido, participio de valer o de valerse. Recipiente de barro u otro material usado para conservar líquidos y otros alimentos

Where the eye mixes valida and vasija

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. valida and vasija follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
valida
6 ch
vasija

Visual trap between valida and vasija

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: valida is [baˈlið̞a] while vasija is [baˈsixa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66412, 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]. vasija is at rank #34,828, tagged as anoun, pronounced [baˈsixa].

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 66412, this pair ranks #39,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of valida vs vasija

Shared letters: aiv. Private to "valida": dl. Private to "vasija": js.

"valida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "vasija" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • valida ← avlida · balida · vailda · valdia · valiad · validda · vallida · vlaida
  • vasija ← avsija · basija · vacija · vaisja · vasiaj · vasijja · vasjia · vassija

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "valida" and "vasija" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "valida" is a participle and "vasija" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "valida" or "vasija"?
"valida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,584 in our Spanish list, against #34,828 for "vasija". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "valida" and "vasija" 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 "vasija" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #39,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "valida" and "vasija" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vacila vs vasija". 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 #39,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list