Valerius

[vaˈleːʁiʊs]

/[vaˈleːʁiʊs]/ name

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The verdict

“Valerius” is uncommon German (frequency #55,804 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,804
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Key facts for Valerius
PropertyValue
HeadwordValerius
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[vaˈleːʁiʊs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,804
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Valerius” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Valerius lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Valerius is uncommon German at frequency #55,804 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [vaˈleːʁiʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Valerius, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Valerius, spelled V-A-L-E-R-I-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

This word in other languages

Valerio(Español)Valère(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Valerius"?
"Valerius" is spelled V-A-L-E-R-I-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [vaˈleːʁiʊs].
What does "Valerius" mean?
As a proper noun, "Valerius" means: männlicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "Valerius"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Valerius" is [vaˈleːʁiʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Valerius" come from?
"Valerius" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Valerius”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-A-L-E-R-I-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [vaˈleːʁiʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list