volta

[ˈvɔlta]

/[ˈvɔlta]/ noun

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The verdict

“volta” is uncommon German (frequency #61,168 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,168
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Mal, mal

Corpus desk

Index DE-volta · volta · German

volta · rank #61,168 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,168
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vollwertiges

Nearest frequency peer: vollwertiges (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „volta“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „volta“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for volta
PropertyValue
Headwordvolta
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɔlta]
Letters5
Frequency rank#61,168
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „volta“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.voltafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vollwertiges“ (#61,167), „vorband“ (#61,169), „Vollkornbrot“ (#61,166). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „volta“ bei #61,168. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

volta is uncommon German at frequency #61,168 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɔlta]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for volta in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is volta, spelled V-O-L-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Mal, mal
  2. 2
    die Volte
  3. 3
    das Gewölbe
  4. 4
    die Riesenfelge

This word in other languages

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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 "volta"?
"volta" is spelled V-O-L-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɔlta].
What does "volta" mean?
As a noun, "volta" means: das Mal, mal
How do you pronounce "volta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "volta" is [ˈvɔlta]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "volta" come from?
"volta" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

waves#61,181zuzog#61,227Topos#61,106Toner#61,103

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list