valour

/ˈvælə/

//ˈvælə// noun

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"valour" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“valour” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,644. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,644
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Individually sustained verve or passion.

Corpus desk

Index EN-valour · valour · English

valour · rank #32,644 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,644
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH vanquished

Nearest frequency peer: vanquished (+1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “valour”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “valour” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

valour vs value
67% similar
valour vs vapor
67% similar
valour vs vigour
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for valour
PropertyValue
Headwordvalour
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvælə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,644
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “valour”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).valourlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “vanquished” (#32,645), “unsung” (#32,641), “unreported” (#32,640). Among 969 “V” headwords, “valour” is #32,644. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around valour (IPA /ˈvælə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,644 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for valour, with forms such as "avlour", "vallour", and "valoru". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "value", "vapor", "vigour", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English valour, from Anglo-Norman valour, from Latin valor. Doublet of valure. The correct English form is valour, spelled V-A-L-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Individually sustained verve or passion.
  2. 2
    Value; worth.
  3. 3
    Strength of mind in regard to danger; the quality which enables a person to encounter danger with firmness
  4. 4
    A brave man; a man of valour.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how valour appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Valor wins the battle, not death!

Etymology

From Middle English valour, from Anglo-Norman valour, from Latin valor. Doublet of valure.

This word in other languages

valor(Español)héroïsme(Français)Tapferkeit(Deutsch)bravura(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avlour
  • vallour
  • valoru
  • valourr
  • valuor
  • vaolur
  • vlaour
  • vvalour

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of valour - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

avlour2vallour1valoru2valourr1valuor2vaolur2vlaour2vvalour1
Edit distance from "valour"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "valour"?
"valour" is spelled V-A-L-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvælə/.
What does "valour" mean?
As a noun, "valour" means: Individually sustained verve or passion.
What words are commonly confused with "valour"?
"valour" is commonly confused with "value", "vapor", "vigour". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "valour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "valour" is /ˈvælə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "valour"?
From Middle English valour, from Anglo-Norman valour, from Latin valor. Doublet of valure. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "valour", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unsung#32,641wetter#32,652Adonis#32,667teapot#32,619

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Sybil8 variantsAnnabel8 variantsShang8 variantssellout8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list