valsavsvasConfusable pair

Which to use

“valsa” and “vas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,162
“valsa” frequency rank
#38,077
“vas” frequency rank
58239
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature valsa vas
Definition música de dança derivada do Ländler de compasso ternário vaso

Letter map: valsa vs vas

Shared letters muted; letters that set valsa and vas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
valsa
3 ch
vas

Spelling & dictionary notes on valsa vs vas

valsa and vas are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

valsa is recorded at frequency rank #20,162, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvałsɜ/. vas is at rank #38,077, 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 58239, this pair ranks #8,859 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of valsa vs vas

Shared letters: asv. Private to "valsa": l. Private to "vas": -.

"valsa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "vas" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • valsaavlsa · valas · vallsa · valssa · vasla · vlasa · vvalsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "valsa" for "vas" ever safe?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "valsa" vs "vas" - which ranks higher?
"valsa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,162 in our Portuguese list, against #38,077 for "vas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "valsa" vs "vas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "valsa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #8,859 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "valsa" and "vas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vas vs vet". 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 #8,859 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