invalorous

adj

"invalorous" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“invalorous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lacking valour; cowardly.

Corpus desk

Index EN-invalorous · invalorous · English

invalorous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for invalorous
PropertyValue
Headwordinvalorous
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “invalorous” in English

invalorousranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

invalorous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lacking valour; cowardly.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for invalorous, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From in- + valorous. The correct English form is invalorous, spelled I-N-V-A-L-O-R-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lacking valour; cowardly.

Etymology

From in- + valorous.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "invalorous"?
"invalorous" is spelled I-N-V-A-L-O-R-O-U-S.
What does "invalorous" mean?
As an adjective, "invalorous" means: Lacking valour; cowardly.
What is the origin of the word "invalorous"?
From in- + valorous. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list