valise
/vəˈliːz/
"valise" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“valise” is uncommon English (frequency #94,403 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,403
- frequency rank, English
- 969
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase or travelling bag.
Corpus desk
Index EN-valise · valise · English
valise · rank #94,403 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,403
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 969
- PHOTO-FINISH Vandana
Nearest frequency peer: Vandana (+2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “valise”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Upshaw
Upshaw
5,608 corpus weight
- ureter
ureter
5,605 corpus weight
- valise
valise
5,598 corpus weight
- Vandana
Vandana
5,596 corpus weight
- vibrantly
vibrantly
5,591 corpus weight
- vier
vier
5,590 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “valise” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | valise |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /vəˈliːz/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #94,403 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “valise” in English
Rare enough to double-check
valise is uncommon English at frequency #94,403 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /vəˈliːz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase or travelling bag.".
valise has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French valise. The correct English form is valise, spelled V-A-L-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1A piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase or travelling bag.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how valise appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Finding upon the corpse more money than was required for the funeral, he transmitted it to the abbess, together with a small valise, containing, besides apparel, some trifling articles of jewellery, and the bracelet transmitted to you,...
Though he studiously concealed his hand, this morning before breakfast, in writing the direction-card which he attached to the little brown valise of happier days, the eagle-glance of matrimonial anxiety detected, d, o, n, distinctly traced.
Etymology
Borrowed from French valise.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).