Which to use
“valió” is a verb and “vilo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,734
- “valió” frequency rank
- #41,132
- “vilo” frequency rank
- 49866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valió | vilo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de valer o de valerse. | Véase en vilo |
Where the eye mixes valió and vilo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. valió runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against vilo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses valió with vilo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: valió is [baˈljo] while vilo is [ˈbilo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49866, 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]. vilo is at rank #41,132, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbilo].
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 49866, this pair ranks #106,427 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of valió vs vilo
Shared letters: ilv. Private to "valió": aó. Private to "vilo": o.
"valió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "vilo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vilo ← bilo · ivlo · villo · viol · vlio · vvilo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "valió" and "vilo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "valió" or "vilo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "valió" and "vilo" 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 "vilo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,427 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valió" and "vilo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vilo vs visos". 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 #106,427 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.