valid
/ˈvælɪd/adjective
valid is spelled V-A-L-I-D: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 24 times per million words in written English, the 3,752nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, valid means “Well-grounded or justifiable, pertinent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in valid?
| Letters | 5: V-A-L-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 24 times per million words; the 3,752nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is valid?
Valid appears 24 times per million words in written English, the 3,752nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce valid?
- /ˈvælɪd/
- /ˈvæ.lɪd/
- /ˈveɪ.lɪd/
Valid has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-valid.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Zazollo-valid.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of valid
- more valid comparative
- most valid superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does valid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Well-grounded or justifiable, pertinent.
I will believe him as soon as he offers a valid answer.
- 2
Acceptable, proper or correct; in accordance with the rules.
A valid format for the date is DD/MM/YY.
- 3
Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant.
- 4
Of a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.
- 5
Of an argument: whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are true.
An argument is valid if and only if the set consisting of both (1) all of its premises and (2) the contradictory of its conclusion is inconsistent.
- 6
Genuine - as distinguished from efficient or regular - sacrament.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Valid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does valid come from?
Borrowed from Middle French valide (“healthy, sound, in good order”), from Latin validus, from valeō (“to be strong, to be healthy, to be worth”) + -idus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“be strong”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).