valuevsvolvéTell them apart

Which to use

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

#35,298
“value” frequency rank
#35,818
“volvé” frequency rank
71116
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature value volvé
Definition Participio pasado femenino singular de valoir. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de volver.

Where the eye mixes value and volvé

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

5 ch
value
5 ch
volvé

Why the eye confuses value with volvé

A purely visual mix-up. value (/va.ly/) and volvé ([bolˈβ̞e]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

value is recorded at frequency rank #35,298, classified as averb, pronounced /va.ly/. volvé is at rank #35,818, tagged as averb, pronounced [bolˈβ̞e].

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 71116, this pair ranks #28,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of value vs volvé

Shared letters: lv. Private to "value": aeu. Private to "volvé": .

"value" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "volvé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "value" and "volvé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/va.ly/ versus [bolˈβ̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "value" or "volvé" show up more?
"value" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,298 in our Spanish list, against #35,818 for "volvé". 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 "value" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "volvé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #28,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "value" and "volvé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Volta vs volvé". 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 #28,201 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