valióvsvalueConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#8,734
“valió” frequency rank
#35,298
“value” frequency rank
44032
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature valió value
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de valer o de valerse. Participio pasado femenino singular de valoir.

Where the eye mixes valió and value

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
valió
5 ch
value

Why the eye confuses valió with value

A purely visual mix-up. valió ([baˈljo]) and value (/va.ly/) 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 44032, 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]. value is at rank #35,298, tagged as averb, pronounced /va.ly/.

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 44032, this pair ranks #139,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of valió vs value

Shared letters: alv. Private to "valió": . Private to "value": eu.

"valió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "value" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • valueavlue · balue · valeu · vallue · vaule · vlaue · vvalue

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "valió" and "value" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([baˈljo] versus /va.ly/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "valió" vs "value" - which ranks higher?
"valió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,734 in our Spanish list, against #35,298 for "value". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "valió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "value" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #139,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "valió" and "value" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vall vs value". 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 #139,314 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