Valois

[vaˈlwa]

/[vaˈlwa]/ noun

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The verdict

“Valois” is uncommon German (frequency #87,197 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,197
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - französisches Adelsgeschlecht und Königshaus

Corpus desk

Index DE-valois · Valois · German

Valois · rank #87,197 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,197
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Utilitarismus

Nearest frequency peer: Utilitarismus (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Valois“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Valois“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Valois
PropertyValue
HeadwordValois
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vaˈlwa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,197
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Valois“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Valoisfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Utilitarismus“ (#87,196), „Vanadium“ (#87,198), „Ursprungsort“ (#87,194). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Valois“ bei #87,197. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Valois is uncommon German at frequency #87,197 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [vaˈlwa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Valois in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Valois, spelled V-A-L-O-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    französisches Adelsgeschlecht und Königshaus
  2. 2
    mittelalterliche Grafschaft in Frankreich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Valois appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les Valois montèrent sur le trône de France à la mort du roi Charles IV le Bel.
  2. Le Valois a eu pour chef-lieu Vez puis Crépy-en-Valois.

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 "Valois"?
"Valois" is spelled V-A-L-O-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [vaˈlwa].
What does "Valois" mean?
As a noun, "Valois" means: französisches Adelsgeschlecht und Königshaus
How do you pronounce "Valois"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Valois" is [vaˈlwa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Valois" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Valois", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

turned#87,166treaty#87,154visits#87,240Tinten#87,146

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list