valva

noun

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The verdict

“valva” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #99,336 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#99,336
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - prega membranosa que controla o fluxo de fluidos no corpo

Key facts for valva
PropertyValue
Headwordvalva
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#99,336
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “valva” 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). valva lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for valva is 5 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #99,336 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for valva, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is valva, spelled V-A-L-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    prega membranosa que controla o fluxo de fluidos no corpo
  2. 2
    concha dos moluscos

Synonyms

válvula

This word in other languages

valve(English)

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 "valva"?
"valva" is spelled V-A-L-V-A.
What does "valva" mean?
As a noun, "valva" means: prega membranosa que controla o fluxo de fluidos no corpo
What language does "valva" come from?
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Using “valva”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-A-L-V-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list