VallvsvasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Vall is a name, vas is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Vall” is a name and “vas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,441
“Vall” frequency rank
#323
“vas” frequency rank
38764
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Vall vas
Definition Apellido. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del presente de indicativo de ir o de irse.

Where the eye mixes Vall and vas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Vall
3 ch
vas

Look-alike desk: Vall vs vas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Vall is [ˈbal] while vas is [ˈbas]. 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 (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Vall is recorded at frequency rank #38,441, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈbal]. vas is at rank #323, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbas].

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 38764, this pair ranks #168,207 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Vall vs vas

Shared letters: av. Private to "Vall": l. Private to "vas": s.

"Vall" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "vas" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Vallavll · vlal · vvall

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Vall" and "vas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Vall" is a name and "vas" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Vall" vs "vas" - which ranks higher?
"vas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #323 in our Spanish list, against #38,441 for "Vall". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Vall" and "vas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Vall" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #168,207 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Vall" and "vas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vall vs vallan". 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 #168,207 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