Valparaiso

\val.pa.ʁɛ.zo\

/\val.pa.ʁɛ.zo\/ name

The verdict

“Valparaiso” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,853. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,853
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville portuaire du Chili sur la côte du Pacifique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-valparaiso · Valparaiso · French

Valparaiso · rank #48,853 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,853
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH valorisées

Nearest frequency peer: valorisées (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Valparaiso »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Valparaiso » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Valparaiso
PropertyValue
HeadwordValparaiso
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\val.pa.ʁɛ.zo\
Letters10
Frequency rank#48,853
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Valparaiso »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Valparaisose place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « valorisées » (#48,852), « Varois » (#48,854), « valorisent » (#48,851). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « Valparaiso » est au #48,853. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Valparaiso (IPA \val.pa.ʁɛ.zo\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #48,853 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ville portuaire du Chili sur la côte du Pacifique.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Valparaiso, with forms such as "avlparaiso", "valapraiso", and "vallparaiso". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Valparaiso, spelled V-A-L-P-A-R-A-I-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville portuaire du Chili sur la côte du Pacifique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Valparaiso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ce journal inédit était resté entre les mains de la veuve de Rodriguez, et le capitaine Dillon l’obtint d’elle à Valparaiso (Chili).
  2. En 1910, j'arrivais de Valparaiso, plus exactement de Puerto-Bueno.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avlparaiso
  • valapraiso
  • vallparaiso
  • valpaariso
  • valparaios
  • valparaisso
  • valparasio
  • valpariaso
  • valparraiso
  • valpparaiso
  • valpraaiso
  • vaplaraiso
  • vlaparaiso
  • vvalparaiso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Valparaiso - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

avlparaiso2valapraiso2vallparaiso1valpaariso2valparaios2valparaisso1valparasio2valpariaso2
Edit distance from "Valparaiso"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Valparaiso"?
"Valparaiso" is spelled V-A-L-P-A-R-A-I-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is \val.pa.ʁɛ.zo\.
What does "Valparaiso" mean?
As a proper noun, "Valparaiso" means: Ville portuaire du Chili sur la côte du Pacifique.
What are common misspellings of "Valparaiso"?
Common misspellings include "avlparaiso", "valapraiso", "vallparaiso", "valpaariso", "valparaios". The correct spelling is "Valparaiso".
How do you pronounce "Valparaiso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Valparaiso" is \val.pa.ʁɛ.zo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Valparaiso" come from?
"Valparaiso" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list