# valour

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvælə/ · frequency rank #32,644

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **value** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valour-vs-value)
- **vapor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valour-vs-vapor)
- **vigour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valour-vs-vigour)
- **valor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valor-vs-valour)
- **Valium** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valium-vs-valour)

## Common misspellings (8)
`avlour`, `vallour`, `valoru`, `valourr`, `valuor`, `vaolur`, `vlaour`, `vvalour`

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