volley
German, adverb
volley is spelled V-O-L-L-E-Y (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 46,552nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Volley is a German adverb meaning “in the air, without touching the ground” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Volley is a different word: “volley”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “aus der Luft (angenommen und direkt kraftvoll abgespielt), ohne dass eine Bodenberührung des Sportgeräts…”.
What does volley mean in English?
adverb
- 1
in the air, without touching the ground
noun
- 1
masculinevolley
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ball, der nicht im Spielfeld aufkommt, sondern direkt aus der Luft zurückgeschlagen wird
adverb: 1. aus der Luft (angenommen und direkt kraftvoll abgespielt), ohne dass eine Bodenberührung des Sportgeräts vorher stattgefunden hat
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of volley
- Volleys genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to volley
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is volley in German?
volley appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).