valijasvsvasijasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#37,373
“valijas” frequency rank
#32,918
“vasijas” frequency rank
70291
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature valijas vasijas
Definition Forma del plural de valija. Forma del plural de vasija.

Where the eye mixes valijas and vasijas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
valijas
7 ch
vasijas

Visual trap between valijas and vasijas

A purely visual mix-up. valijas ([baˈlixas]) and vasijas ([baˈsixas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - l in “valijas” becomes s in “vasijas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

valijas is recorded at frequency rank #37,373, classified as anoun, pronounced [baˈlixas]. vasijas is at rank #32,918, tagged as anoun, pronounced [baˈsixas].

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 70291, this pair ranks #30,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of valijas vs vasijas

Shared letters: aijsv. Private to "valijas": l. Private to "vasijas": -.

"valijas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "vasijas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • valijasavlijas · balijas · vailjas · valiajs · valijass · valijjas · valijsa · valjias
  • vasijasavsijas · basijas · vacijas · vaisjas · vasiajs · vasijass · vasijjas · vasijsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "valijas" and "vasijas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([baˈlixas] versus [baˈsixas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "valijas" or "vasijas"?
"vasijas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,918 in our Spanish list, against #37,373 for "valijas". 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 "valijas" and "vasijas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "valijas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vasijas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #30,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "valijas" and "vasijas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vaginas vs valijas". 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 #30,046 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