Which to use
“vale” and “vas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #576
- “vale” frequency rank
- #38,077
- “vas” frequency rank
- 38653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vale | vas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | planície entre duas montanhas ou colinas | vaso |
Letter map: vale vs vas
Shared letters muted; letters that set vale and vas apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - vale / vas
vale and vas 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 38653, 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/. vas is at rank #38,077, 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 38653, this pair ranks #27,741 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vale vs vas
Shared letters: av. Private to "vale": el. Private to "vas": s.
"vale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vas" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vale ← avle · vael · vlae · vvale
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vale" and "vas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vale" vs "vas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "vale" vs "vas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "vale" 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 #27,741 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vale" and "vas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vas vs vet". 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 #27,741 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.