volar

[voˈlaːɐ̯]

/[voˈlaːɐ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“volar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Hohlhand gehörig; auf der Innenseite der Hand liegend

Corpus desk

Index DE-volar · volar · German

volar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for volar
PropertyValue
Headwordvolar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[voˈlaːɐ̯]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „volar“ im Deutschen

volarliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

volar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [voˈlaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zur Hohlhand gehörig; auf der Innenseite der Hand liegend".

No generated misspelling entries exist for volar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is volar, spelled V-O-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Hohlhand gehörig; auf der Innenseite der Hand liegend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how volar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bei der klinischen Untersuchung läßt sich die Elle nach volar zurückdrücken, federt aber nach dem Loslassen sofort wieder in die Subluxationsstellung zurück.
  2. Die Luxationsrichtung - nach dorsal häufiger als nach volar - zeigt entweder die Frontalaufnahme oder in den ulnearen Karpometakarpalgelenken die volodorsale Aufnahme in Halbsupination an.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "volar"?
"volar" is spelled V-O-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [voˈlaːɐ̯].
What does "volar" mean?
As an adjective, "volar" means: zur Hohlhand gehörig; auf der Innenseite der Hand liegend
How do you pronounce "volar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "volar" is [voˈlaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "volar" come from?
"volar" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list