valor
/vɐ.ˈloɾ/
The verdict
“valor” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #639 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #639
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - qualidade que distingue algo em comparação aos seus iguais; medida da importância de algo
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | valor |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /vɐ.ˈloɾ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #639 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “valor” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for valor is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /vɐ.ˈloɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #639 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1qualidade que distingue algo em comparação aos seus iguais; medida da importância de algo
- 2preço
- 3importância
- 4qualidade inerente a um bem ou serviço que traduz o seu grau de utilidade
- 5valia
- 6estimação
- 7coragem
- 8mérito
- 9duração de uma figura musical
- 10sentido particular
- 11sentido de uma palavra limitado ou precisado pelo contexto a que pertence, isto é, pela relação que estabelece com outros termos
- 12o próprio juízo
- 13virtude 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.
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.
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Using “valor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-A-L-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /vɐ.ˈloɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “vão” - see the side-by-side comparison. valor vs vão
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.