Which to use
“valente” is an adjective and “valete” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,820
- “valente” frequency rank
- #37,570
- “valete” frequency rank
- 44390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valente | valete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | robusto | 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: valente vs valete
Shared letters muted; letters that set valente and valete apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Role in the sentence - valente and valete
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: valente is anadjective and valeteanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valente is recorded at frequency rank #6,820, classified as anadj, pronounced /vɐ.ˈlẽ.tɨ/. 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 44390, this pair ranks #21,108 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of valente vs valete
Shared letters: aeltv. Private to "valente": n. Private to "valete": -.
"valente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "valete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "valente" for "valete" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "valente" or "valete" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "valente" and "valete".
- Full dictionary entry for "valente" 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 #21,108 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valente" 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 #21,108 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.