Which to use
“válido” and “velado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,716
- “válido” frequency rank
- #25,169
- “velado” frequency rank
- 32885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | válido | velado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | justo; correto; bem fundado | coberto com véu |
Where the eye mixes válido and velado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: válido vs velado
A purely visual mix-up. válido (/ˈva.li.du/) and velado (/vɨ.ˈla.du/) 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 32885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
válido is recorded at frequency rank #7,716, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈva.li.du/. velado is at rank #25,169, tagged as anadj, pronounced /vɨ.ˈla.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 32885, this pair ranks #34,786 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of válido vs velado
Shared letters: dlov. Private to "válido": iá. Private to "velado": ae.
"válido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "velado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- velado ← evlado · vealdo · veladdo · velaod · veldao · vellado · vleado · vvelado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "válido" and "velado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "válido" or "velado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "válido" and "velado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "válido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "velado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,786 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "válido" and "velado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velado vs velar". 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 #34,786 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.