valeta

/vɐ.ˈle.tɐ/

//vɐ.ˈle.tɐ// noun

The verdict

“valeta” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,494 among 501 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,494
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vala pequena e estreita para escoamento

Corpus desk

Index PT-valeta · valeta · Portuguese

valeta · rank #52,494 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,494
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH utensílio

Nearest frequency peer: utensílio (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “valeta”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “valeta” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for valeta
PropertyValue
Headwordvaleta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vɐ.ˈle.tɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,494
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “valeta” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.valetacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “utensílio” (#52,492), “tusk” (#52,487), “viciar” (#52,501). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “valeta” fica em #52,494. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

valeta is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,494 among 501 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /vɐ.ˈle.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vala pequena e estreita para escoamento".

No misspelling variants are generated for valeta in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is valeta, spelled V-A-L-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    vala pequena e estreita para escoamento

Synonyms

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 "valeta"?
"valeta" is spelled V-A-L-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /vɐ.ˈle.tɐ/.
What does "valeta" mean?
As a noun, "valeta" means: vala pequena e estreita para escoamento
How do you pronounce "valeta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "valeta" is /vɐ.ˈle.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list