Volute
[voˈluːtə]
The verdict
“Volute” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein schneckenförmiges eingerolltes Zierelement von Bauteilen wie Konsolen, Giebeln oder Kapitellen
Corpus desk
Index DE-volute · Volute · German
Volute · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Volute |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [voˈluːtə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Volute“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Volute is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [voˈluːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein schneckenförmiges eingerolltes Zierelement von Bauteilen wie Konsolen, Giebeln oder Kapitellen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Volute in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Volute, spelled V-O-L-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1ein schneckenförmiges eingerolltes Zierelement von Bauteilen wie Konsolen, Giebeln oder Kapitellen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Volute appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In der Baukunst des Barock wurden Voluten in vielfältiger Weise als schmückende Elemente verwendet.“
„Alles ist hier verschroben, üppig, zu Voluten eingerollt, barock und bewegt.“
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.