valer
Spanish, verb/baˈleɾ/
valer is spelled V-A-L-E-R (5 letters) and appears 8.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,098th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Valer is a Spanish verb meaning “to be worth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tener un precio para la venta o compra”.
What does valer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to be worth
- 2
to be useful or valid
- 3
to be well, healthy
- 4
to be strong
- 5
(+ de) to make use of
Se valió de la confusión para robarse una televisión.
- 6
to take care of oneself, to manage (on one's own)
Ya después de su caída, mi abuelo no pudo valerse por sí mismo.
- 7
Latin-Americacolloquialellipsis of valer verga (“be fucked, i.e. broken or in trouble”) or similar expressions
Ya valimos.
- 8
colloquialto not care (used with some nouns)
Me vale un rábano.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Tener un precio para la venta o compra. 2. Generar un producto o resultado. 3. Sumar o ser equivalente a algo en aprecio, número o valor.
verb: 1. Tener valor, ser digno de aprecio o estima. 2. Tener validez o vigencia. 3. Ser válido o útil para un fin o función. 4. Dar defensa o protección.
noun: 1. Valor.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of valer
- valgo first-person present singular
- valí first-person preterite singular
- valido participle past
- valiendo gerund
- valida feminine participle past
- validos masculine participle past
- validas feminine participle past
- vales indicative informal present
- valés indicative informal present
- vale indicative present singular
- valemos first-person indicative plural
- valéis indicative plural present
- valen indicative plural present
- valía first-person imperfect indicative
- valías imperfect indicative second-person
- valíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- valíais imperfect indicative plural
- valían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce valer?
- /baˈleɾ/
- [baˈleɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to valer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is valer in Spanish?
valer appears 8.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).