# volcano

> English word · Noun · IPA /vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/ · frequency rank #10,314

## Definitions
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. A kind of firework producing an upward plume of sparks.

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **Vulcan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/volcano-vs-vulcan)
- **volcanoes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/volcano-vs-volcanoes)
- **volcanic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/volcanic-vs-volcano)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ovlcano`, `vlocano`, `voclano`, `volacno`, `volcanno`, `volcaon`, `volccano`, `volcnao`, `vollcano`, `vvolcano`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/volcano