valuar

[baˈlwaɾ]

/[baˈlwaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“valuar” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Establecer el precio de algo, señalar o determinar cuánto vale.

Key facts for valuar
PropertyValue
Headwordvaluar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[baˈlwaɾ]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “valuar” sits in Spanish frequency

valuar falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for valuar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [baˈlwaɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Establecer el precio de algo, señalar o determinar cuánto vale.".

valuar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is valuar, spelled V-A-L-U-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Establecer el precio de algo, señalar o determinar cuánto vale.

Synonyms

apreciaravaliaravalorarcalcularjustipreciartasarvalorarvalorearvalorizar

This word in other languages

appraise(English)évaluer(Français)taxieren(Deutsch)avaliar(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "valuar"?
"valuar" is spelled V-A-L-U-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈlwaɾ].
What does "valuar" mean?
As a verb, "valuar" means: Establecer el precio de algo, señalar o determinar cuánto vale.
How do you pronounce "valuar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "valuar" is [baˈlwaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "valuar" come from?
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Using “valuar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is V-A-L-U-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [baˈlwaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list