Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vale

/ˈvɑːleɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
vale
IPA
/ˈvɑːleɪ/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A valley.

intj

Farewell.

name

Port Vale FC.

Informal

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Etymology

From Middle English vale, from Old French val (“valley”), from Latin vallis, valles. Displaced native Old English dell.

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Inflected Forms

vales (plural) The Vale (canonical)

Derived Forms

Adamsvale Adavale Aitkenvale Albanvale Alstonvale Ambarvale Ballardvale Bowenvale Bradvale Brookvale Calamvale Caldervale

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Questions

How do you pronounce vale?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɑːleɪ/.
What does vale mean?
A valley.
Where does vale come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce vale

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