valiavsválidoConfusable pair

Quick tell: valia is a noun, válido is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“valia” is a noun and “válido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,289
“valia” frequency rank
#7,716
“válido” frequency rank
18005
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature valia válido
Definition valor justo; correto; bem fundado

Letter map: valia vs válido

Shared letters muted; letters that set valia and válido apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
valia
6 ch
válido

Grammar separator: valia vs válido

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: valia is anoun and válidoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

valia is recorded at frequency rank #10,289, classified as anoun. válido is at rank #7,716, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈva.li.du/.

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 18005, this pair ranks #53,091 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of valia vs válido

Shared letters: ilv. Private to "valia": a. Private to "válido": doá.

"valia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "válido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • valiaavlia · vaila · valai · vallia · vlaia · vvalia

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "valia" and "válido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "valia" is a noun and "válido" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "valia" or "válido"?
"válido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,716 in our Portuguese list, against #10,289 for "valia". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "valia" and "válido".

  • Full dictionary entry for "valia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "válido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #53,091 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "valia" and "válido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valia vs vulva". 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 #53,091 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list