Which to use
“vale” and “volte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #576
- “vale” frequency rank
- #4,279
- “volte” frequency rank
- 4855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vale | volte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | planície entre duas montanhas ou colinas | jogada de baralho na qual o parceiro, que quer fazer este jogo, volta a primeira carta do baralho e toma por trunfo o naipe que ela indicar, comprando no baralho o número de cartas que lhe faltar. |
Where the eye mixes vale and volte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vale vs volte
A purely visual mix-up. vale (/ˈva.lɨ/) and volte (/ˈvɔw.t͡ʃi/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.t͡ʃi]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4855, 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/. volte is at rank #4,279, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvɔw.t͡ʃi/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.t͡ʃi].
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 4855, this pair ranks #69,914 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vale vs volte
Shared letters: elv. Private to "vale": a. Private to "volte": ot.
"vale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "volte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vale" and "volte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vale" vs "volte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "volte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,914 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vale" and "volte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vale vs velo". 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 #69,914 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.