valência

/vɐ.ˈlẽ.sjɐ/

//vɐ.ˈlẽ.sjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“valência” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #19,877. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,877
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de valer

Corpus desk

Index PT-valencia · valência · Portuguese

valência · rank #19,877 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,877
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH ui

Nearest frequency peer: ui (-2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “valência”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “valência” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

valência vs vigência
75% similar
valência vs vivência
75% similar
valência vs valentia
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for valência
PropertyValue
Headwordvalência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vɐ.ˈlẽ.sjɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,877
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “valência”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.valênciacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ui” (#19,875), “tutelar” (#19,873), “trevo” (#19,871). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “valência” fica em #19,877. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around valência (IPA /vɐ.ˈlẽ.sjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,877 among 501 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for valência, with forms such as "avlência", "vallência", and "valnêcia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "vigência", "vivência", "valentia", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is valência, spelled V-A-L-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de valer
  2. 2
    número e tipo de argumentos controlados por um predicado
  3. 3
    número que indica a capacidade de um elemento químico para se combinar com outros elementos

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avlência
  • vallência
  • valnêcia
  • valêcnia
  • valêncai
  • valênccia
  • valênica
  • valênncia
  • vaêlncia
  • vlaência
  • vvalência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of valência - 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.

avlência2vallência1valnêcia2valêcnia2valêncai2valênccia1valênica2valênncia1
Edit distance from "valência"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "valência"?
"valência" is spelled V-A-L-Ê-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /vɐ.ˈlẽ.sjɐ/.
What does "valência" mean?
As a noun, "valência" means: ato ou efeito de valer
What words are commonly confused with "valência"?
"valência" is commonly confused with "vigência", "vivência", "valentia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "valência"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "valência" is /vɐ.ˈlẽ.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "valência" come from?
"valência" is a Portuguese 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 Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

birthday#19,926combinou#19,939opcional#19,800elástico#19,971

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

estatura11 variantshormônio11 variantshipoteca11 variantsharmony11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list