volcano

/vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/

//vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ// noun

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"volcano" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“volcano” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,314. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,314
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases ont...

Corpus desk

Index EN-volcano · volcano · English

volcano · rank #10,314 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,314
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH voiced

Nearest frequency peer: voiced (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “volcano”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “volcano” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

volcano vs Vulcan
57% similar
volcano vs volcanoes
78% similar
volcano vs volcanic
75% similar

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

Key facts for volcano
PropertyValue
Headwordvolcano
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,314
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “volcano”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).volcanolands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “voiced” (#10,313), “warmer” (#10,315), “visions” (#10,312). Among 969 “V” headwords, “volcano” is #10,314. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around volcano (IPA /vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,314 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for volcano, with forms such as "ovlcano", "vlocano", and "voclano". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Vulcan", "volcanoes", "volcanic", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian vulcano, from Vulcano (“a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea”), from Latin Vulcānus (“Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking”). Doublet of bolcane and Vulcan. The correct English form is volcano, spelled V-O-L-C-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.
  2. 2
    A kind of firework producing an upward plume of sparks.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Iceland's volcanoes are among the most active on Earth.

Etymology

From Italian vulcano, from Vulcano (“a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea”), from Latin Vulcānus (“Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking”). Doublet of bolcane and Vulcan.

This word in other languages

volcán(Español)volcan(Français)Vulkan(Deutsch)vulcão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovlcano
  • vlocano
  • voclano
  • volacno
  • volcanno
  • volcaon
  • volccano
  • volcnao
  • vollcano
  • vvolcano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of volcano - 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.

ovlcano2vlocano2voclano2volacno2volcanno1volcaon2volccano1volcnao2
Edit distance from "volcano"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "volcano"?
"volcano" is spelled V-O-L-C-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/.
What does "volcano" mean?
As a noun, "volcano" means: A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases ont...
What words are commonly confused with "volcano"?
"volcano" is commonly confused with "Vulcan", "volcanoes", "volcanic". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "volcano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "volcano" is /vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "volcano"?
From Italian vulcano, from Vulcano (“a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea”), from Latin Vulcānus (“Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking”). Doublet of bolcane and Vulcan. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

visions#10,312Webster#10,316tightly#10,295boiling#10,335

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

twitch10 variantsswords10 variantssummoned10 variantsspatial10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list