Which to use
“valência” and “valentia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,877
- “valência” frequency rank
- #29,950
- “valentia” frequency rank
- 49827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valência | valentia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de valer | qualidade de valente |
Where the eye mixes valência and valentia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. valência and valentia follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between valência and valentia
A purely visual mix-up. valência (/vɐ.ˈlẽ.sjɐ/) and valentia (/vɐ.lẽ.ˈti.ɐ/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valência is recorded at frequency rank #19,877, classified as anoun, pronounced /vɐ.ˈlẽ.sjɐ/. valentia is at rank #29,950, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vɐ.lẽ.ˈti.ɐ/.
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 49827, this pair ranks #15,160 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of valência vs valentia
Shared letters: ailnv. Private to "valência": cê. Private to "valentia": et.
"valência" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "valentia" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- valentia ← avlentia · vaelntia · valenita · valenntia · valentai · valenttia · valetnia · vallentia
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "valência" and "valentia" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "valência" or "valentia" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "valência" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "valentia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,160 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valência" and "valentia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valência vs vivência". 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 #15,160 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.