Which to use
“valió” is a verb and “valioso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,734
- “valió” frequency rank
- #7,243
- “valioso” frequency rank
- 15977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valió | valioso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de valer o de valerse. | Muy apreciado, valorado, estimado; de gran valía. |
Where the eye mixes valió and valioso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. valió runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against valioso's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: valió vs valioso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: valió is [baˈljo] while valioso is [baˈljoso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valió is recorded at frequency rank #8,734, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈljo]. valioso is at rank #7,243, tagged as anadj, pronounced [baˈljoso].
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 15977, this pair ranks #278,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of valió vs valioso
Shared letters: ailv. Private to "valió": ó. Private to "valioso": os.
"valió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "valioso" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- valioso ← avlioso · balioso · vailoso · valioos · valiosso · valisoo · vallioso · valoiso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "valió" for "valioso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "valió" vs "valioso" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "valió" and "valioso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "valió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "valioso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valió" and "valioso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valioso vs vanidoso". 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 #278,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.