valquiria

[balˈkiɾja]

/[balˈkiɾja]/ noun

The verdict

“valquiria” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,353 among 1,793 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,353
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En la mitología nórdica, cada una de las entidades femeninas menores que servían a Odín bajo el mando de Freyja, cuyo propósito era elegir a los más heroicos de aquellos caídos en batalla y llevarl...

Corpus desk

Index ES-valquiria · valquiria · Spanish

valquiria · rank #85,353 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,353
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH urs

Nearest frequency peer: urs (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “valquiria”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “valquiria” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for valquiria
PropertyValue
Headwordvalquiria
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[balˈkiɾja]
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,353
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “valquiria” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.valquiriacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “urs” (#85,352), “vari” (#85,354), “Urra” (#85,351). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “valquiria” va en #85,353. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

valquiria is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,353 among 1,793 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [balˈkiɾja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En la mitología nórdica, cada una de las entidades femeninas menores que servían a Odín bajo el mando de Freyja, cuyo propósito era elegir a los más heroicos de aquellos caídos en batalla y llevarl...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for valquiria in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is valquiria, spelled V-A-L-Q-U-I-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    En la mitología nórdica, cada una de las entidades femeninas menores que servían a Odín bajo el mando de Freyja, cuyo propósito era elegir a los más heroicos de aquellos caídos en batalla y llevarlos al Valhalla donde se convertían en einherjar (guerreros).

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "valquiria"?
"valquiria" is spelled V-A-L-Q-U-I-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [balˈkiɾja].
What does "valquiria" mean?
As a noun, "valquiria" means: En la mitología nórdica, cada una de las entidades femeninas menores que servían a Odín bajo el mando de Freyja, cuyo propósito era elegir a los más heroicos de aquellos caídos en batalla y llevarl...
How do you pronounce "valquiria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "valquiria" is [balˈkiɾja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list