valo

/ˈva.lʊ/

//ˈva.lʊ// adj

The verdict

“valo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,078 among 501 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,078
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - indivíduo dos valos, povo antigo que habitava a Sarmácia asiática

Corpus desk

Index PT-valo · valo · Portuguese

valo · rank #60,078 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,078
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vanuatu

Nearest frequency peer: Vanuatu (+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 “valo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for valo
PropertyValue
Headwordvalo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈva.lʊ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#60,078
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “valo” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).valocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Vanuatu” (#60,080), “tónico” (#60,068), “tuning” (#60,066). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “valo” fica em #60,078. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

valo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,078 among 501 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈva.lʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "indivíduo dos valos, povo antigo que habitava a Sarmácia asiática".

No misspelling variants are generated for valo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is valo, spelled V-A-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    indivíduo dos valos, povo antigo que habitava a Sarmácia asiática

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 "valo"?
"valo" is spelled V-A-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈva.lʊ/.
What does "valo" mean?
As an adjective, "valo" means: indivíduo dos valos, povo antigo que habitava a Sarmácia asiática
How do you pronounce "valo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "valo" is /ˈva.lʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "valo" come from?
"valo" 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 "valo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list