Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

valent

/ˈveɪlənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: va-lent
IPA: /ˈveɪlənt/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having valence.

Etymology

Back-formation from valence.

Inflected Forms

more valent (comparative) most valent (superlative)

Derived Forms

avalent covalent divalent euryvalent heterovalent homovalent isovalent nonvalent octavalent oligovalent omnivalent septavalent

Phrases

-valent

Rhymes With

talent gallant

Questions

How do you pronounce valent?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈveɪlənt/.
What does valent mean?: Having valence.
Where does valent come from?: Back-formation from valence.

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