# vale

> English word · Noun · IPA /veɪl/ · frequency rank #12,710

## Definitions
1. A valley.

## Etymology
From Middle English vale, from Old French val (“valley”), from Latin vallis, valles.

## Easily confused with
- **van** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-van)
- **vol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-vol)
- **VAR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-var)
- **vat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-vat)
- **vie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-vie)
- **VFL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-vfl)
- **vee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-vee)
- **vas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-vas)
- **vax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-vax)
- **vel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-vel)
- **vote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-vote)
- **vice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-vice)
- **vast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-vast)
- **vary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-vary)
- **vibe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-vibe)
- **vine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-vine)
- **vile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-vile)
- **vase** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-vase)
- **volt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-volt)
- **vape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-vape)

## Common misspellings (4)
`avle`, `vael`, `vlae`, `vvale`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vale