# volley

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɒli/ · frequency rank #21,409

## Definitions
1. The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired.
2. A burst or emission of many things at once.
3. The flight of a ball just before it bounces.
4. A shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground.
5. A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.

## Etymology
From Middle French volée (“flight”), from Vulgar Latin volta, from Late Latin volatus.

## Easily confused with
- **vole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vole-vs-volley)
- **ville** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ville-vs-volley)
- **Valle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valle-vs-volley)
- **valley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valley-vs-volley)
- **valleys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valleys-vs-volley)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ovlley`, `vloley`, `volely`, `voley`, `volleyy`, `vollye`, `vvolley`

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