valor

/vɐ.ˈloɾ/

//vɐ.ˈloɾ// noun

The verdict

“valor” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #639. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#639
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade que distingue algo em comparação aos seus iguais; medida da importância de algo

Corpus desk

Index PT-valor · valor · Portuguese

valor · rank #639 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #639
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH tradução

Nearest frequency peer: tradução (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “valor”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “valor” 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).

valor vs vão
40% similar
valor vs vaso
60% similar
valor vs velo
60% similar

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

Key facts for valor
PropertyValue
Headwordvalor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vɐ.ˈloɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#639
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “valor”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “tradução” (#638), “ah” (#640), “seguinte” (#637). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “valor” fica em #639. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around valor (IPA /vɐ.ˈloɾ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #639 among 501 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for valor, with forms such as "avlor", "vallor", and "valorr". 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. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "vão", "vaso", "velo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is valor, spelled V-A-L-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade que distingue algo em comparação aos seus iguais; medida da importância de algo
  2. 2
    preço
  3. 3
    importância
  4. 4
    qualidade inerente a um bem ou serviço que traduz o seu grau de utilidade
  5. 5
    valia
  6. 6
    estimação
  7. 7
    coragem
  8. 8
    mérito
  9. 9
    duração de uma figura musical
  10. 10
    sentido particular
  11. 11
    sentido de uma palavra limitado ou precisado pelo contexto a que pertence, isto é, pela relação que estabelece com outros termos
  12. 12
    o próprio juízo
  13. 13
    virtude de quem é forte, audaz, corajoso, valente, vigoroso

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avlor
  • vallor
  • valorr
  • valro
  • vaolr
  • vlaor
  • vvalor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of valor - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

avlor2vallor1valorr1valro2vaolr2vlaor2vvalor1
Edit distance from "valor"

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 "valor"?
"valor" is spelled V-A-L-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /vɐ.ˈloɾ/.
What does "valor" mean?
As a noun, "valor" means: qualidade que distingue algo em comparação aos seus iguais; medida da importância de algo
What words are commonly confused with "valor"?
"valor" is commonly confused with "vão", "vaso", "velo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "valor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "valor" is /vɐ.ˈloɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "valor" come from?
"valor" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list