# valley

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvæli/ · frequency rank #1,974

## Definitions
1. An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.
2. An area which drains itself into a river.
3. Any structure resembling one, e.g. the interior angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.

## Etymology
From Middle English valeye, valey, from Anglo-Norman valey, Old French valee (compare French vallée), from Latin vallēs/vallis. Doublet of vlei and vly. Displaced native dene, from dene and partially displaced native dale, from dæl.

## Easily confused with
- **value** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valley-vs-value)
- **valve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valley-vs-valve)
- **ville** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valley-vs-ville)
- **values** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valley-vs-values)
- **valued** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valley-vs-valued)
- **volley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valley-vs-volley)
- **valleys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valley-vs-valleys)
- **vale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vale-vs-valley)
- **valet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valet-vs-valley)
- **Valle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valle-vs-valley)
- **Valdez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valdez-vs-valley)
- **Valdes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valdes-vs-valley)
- **Vallejo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vallejo-vs-valley)

## Common misspellings (7)
`avlley`, `valely`, `valey`, `valleyy`, `vallye`, `vlaley`, `vvalley`

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