valquiria
[balˈkiɾja]
The verdict
“valquiria” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,353 among 12,062 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,353
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12,062
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | valquiria |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [balˈkiɾja] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #85,353 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “valquiria” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
valquiria is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,353 among 12,062 “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
- 1En 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.
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Using “valquiria”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-A-L-Q-U-I-R-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [balˈkiɾja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.