Which to use
“vala” and “valle” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,196
- “vala” frequency rank
- #14,048
- “valle” frequency rank
- 30244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vala | valle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | escavação em um terreno, de forma alongada e mais ou menos profunda, feita para variados fins, mais frequentemente para condução de águas, drenagem, ou instalação de encanamentos, esgotos etc | vale |
Letter map: vala vs valle
Shared letters muted; letters that set vala and valle apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. vala runs 4 letters (CVCV) against valle's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - vala / valle
vala and valle are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vala is recorded at frequency rank #16,196, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈva.lɐ/. valle is at rank #14,048, tagged as anoun.
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 30244, this pair ranks #38,168 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vala vs valle
Shared letters: alv. Private to "vala": -. Private to "valle": e.
"vala" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "valle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vala" for "valle" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vala" vs "valle" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "vala" vs "valle" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "vala" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "valle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,168 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vala" and "valle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vala vs velar". 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 #38,168 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.