validavsvenidaConfusable pair

Which to use

“valida” and “venida” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,584
“valida” frequency rank
#20,228
“venida” frequency rank
51812
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature valida venida
Definition Forma del femenino de valido, participio de valer o de valerse. Forma del femenino de venido, participio de venir o de venirse.

Where the eye mixes valida and venida

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
valida
6 ch
venida

Why the eye confuses valida with venida

A purely visual mix-up. valida ([baˈlið̞a]) and venida ([beˈnið̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51812, 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]. venida is at rank #20,228, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [beˈnið̞a].

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 51812, this pair ranks #95,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of valida vs venida

Shared letters: adiv. Private to "valida": l. Private to "venida": en.

"valida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "venida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • validaavlida · balida · vailda · valdia · valiad · validda · vallida · vlaida
  • venidabenida · evnida · veinda · vendia · veniad · vennida · vneida · vvenida

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "valida" and "venida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([baˈlið̞a] versus [beˈnið̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "valida" or "venida"?
"venida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,228 in our Spanish list, against #31,584 for "valida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "valida" and "venida" 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 "venida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #95,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "valida" and "venida" 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 #95,910 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