how to pronounce vale

/ˈvɛɪl/

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vale is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of vale in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… there's a place called kingly Vale which …”

meaning of vale

Vale is a Spanish word meaning "farewell".

vale frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word vale occurs in english on average 1.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.