vallevsVallsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: valle is a noun, Valls is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“valle” is a noun and “Valls” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,925
“valle” frequency rank
#28,990
“Valls” frequency rank
30915
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature valle Valls
Definition Espacio bajo entre montañas. Apellido.

Where the eye mixes valle and Valls

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
valle
5 ch
Valls

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: valle is [ˈbaʝe] while Valls is [ˈbaʝs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “valle” becomes s in “Valls”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

valle is recorded at frequency rank #1,925, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaʝe]. Valls is at rank #28,990, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈbaʝs].

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 30915, this pair ranks #209,694 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of valle vs Valls

Shared letters: alv. Private to "valle": e. Private to "Valls": s.

"valle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Valls" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • valleavlle · balle · valel · vlale · vvalle
  • Vallsavlls · balls · vallss · valsl · vlals · vvalls

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "valle" and "Valls" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "valle" is a noun and "Valls" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "valle" or "Valls"?
"valle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,925 in our Spanish list, against #28,990 for "Valls". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "valle" and "Valls". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "valle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Valls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #209,694 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "valle" and "Valls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vallan vs Valls". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list