Volt

[vɔlt]

/[vɔlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Volt” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,625. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,625
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einheit der elektrischen Spannung

Corpus desk

Index DE-volt · Volt · German

Volt · rank #12,625 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,625
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH virtuellen

Nearest frequency peer: virtuellen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Volt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Volt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Volt vs von
25% similar
Volt vs vor
25% similar
Volt vs vom
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Volt
PropertyValue
HeadwordVolt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vɔlt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,625
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Volt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Voltliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „virtuellen“ (#12,624), „Vorfälle“ (#12,626), „virtuelle“ (#12,623). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Volt“ bei #12,625. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Volt (IPA [vɔlt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,625 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Einheit der elektrischen Spannung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Volt, with forms such as "ovlt", "vlot", and "vollt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "von", "vor", "vom", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Volt, spelled V-O-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einheit der elektrischen Spannung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diese Lampe benötigt ein Leuchtmittel von 220 Volt.
  2. „Die Einrichtung besteht außerdem aus einem Transformator, der den Wechselstrom des städtischen Elektrizitätswerks von 6.600 Volt in Gleichstrom von 2 mal 230 Volt umwandeln kann.“

This word in other languages

volt(English)voltio(Español)volt(Français)volt(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovlt
  • vlot
  • vollt
  • voltt
  • votl
  • vvolt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Volt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ovlt2vlot2vollt1voltt1votl2vvolt1
Edit distance from "Volt"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Volt"?
"Volt" is spelled V-O-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [vɔlt].
What does "Volt" mean?
As a noun, "Volt" means: Einheit der elektrischen Spannung
What words are commonly confused with "Volt"?
"Volt" is commonly confused with "von", "vor", "vom". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Volt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Volt" is [vɔlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Volt" come from?
"Volt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Volt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vice#12,622walk#12,631weht#12,634trek#12,607

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Troll6 variantsTaube6 variantsstumm6 variantsdorn6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list