Which to use
“vale” and “valete” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #576
- “vale” frequency rank
- #37,570
- “valete” frequency rank
- 38146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vale | valete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | planície entre duas montanhas ou colinas | num baralho convencional, carta identificada pela letra J (do inglês Jack) e que habitualmente vale mais do que as cartas numeradas, mas menos do que o rei e a dama |
Letter map: vale vs valete
Shared letters muted; letters that set vale and valete apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on vale vs valete
vale and valete 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 2 extra letter(s) - “vale” sits inside “valete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vale is recorded at frequency rank #576, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈva.lɨ/. valete is at rank #37,570, 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 38146, this pair ranks #28,364 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vale vs valete
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "vale": -. Private to "valete": t.
"vale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "valete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vale" and "valete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vale" vs "valete" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "vale" and "valete".
- Full dictionary entry for "vale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "valete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,364 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vale" and "valete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valete vs vareta". 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 #28,364 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.