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.
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": ió. Private to "value": eu.
"valió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "value" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- value ← avlue · balue · valeu · vallue · vaule · vlaue · vvalue
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "valió" and "value" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "valió" vs "value" - which ranks higher?
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.