valoroso

adj

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The verdict

“valoroso” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,275 among 1,073 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,275
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,073
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que possui ou demonstra valor

Key facts for valoroso
PropertyValue
Headwordvaloroso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,275
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “valoroso” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). valoroso lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

valoroso is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,275 among 1,073 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for valoroso, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is valoroso, spelled V-A-L-O-R-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que possui ou demonstra valor
  2. 2
    empenhado, enérgico, esforçado:

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 "valoroso"?
"valoroso" is spelled V-A-L-O-R-O-S-O.
What does "valoroso" mean?
As an adjective, "valoroso" means: que possui ou demonstra valor
What language does "valoroso" come from?
"valoroso" 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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Using “valoroso”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-A-L-O-R-O-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list