vol
/vɑl/noun
vol is spelled V-O-L: 3 letters. It appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,558th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vol means “A heraldic symbol consisting of a pair of outstretched wings, often conjoined at their shoulders” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vol is vols or vols..
How many letters and syllables are in vol?
| Letters | 3: V-O-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | 26 times per million words; the 3,558th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is vol?
Vol appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,558th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce vol?
- US /vɑl/
- UK /vɒl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-vol.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with vol?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as vol from its last stressed vowel (/ɑl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of vol
- vols plural
- vols. plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A heraldic symbol consisting of a pair of outstretched wings, often conjoined at their shoulders.
- 2
Clipping of volatility.
- 3
Abbreviation of volume
noun
- 1
informalA player of any of the Tennessee Volunteers college sports teams.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vol in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does vol come from?
From French vol (“flight; vol”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).