# volt

> English word · Noun · IPA /vəʊlt/ · frequency rank #19,248

## Definitions
1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V
2. A bright yellow-green colour often used in Nike products.
3. A bright yellow-green colour often used in Nike products.
volt:

## Etymology
Named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. For the surname, see Italian Volta.

## Easily confused with
- **vow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/volt-vs-vow)
- **vox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/volt-vs-vox)
- **Vos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/volt-vs-vos)
- **vor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/volt-vs-vor)
- **vom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/volt-vs-vom)
- **vote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/volt-vs-vote)
- **Voss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/volt-vs-voss)
- **vomit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/volt-vs-vomit)
- **Volvo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/volt-vs-volvo)
- **volta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/volt-vs-volta)
- **vo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vo-vs-volt)
- **vol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vol-vs-volt)
- **vet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vet-vs-volt)
- **val** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/val-vs-volt)
- **vat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vat-vs-volt)
- **VFL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vfl-vs-volt)
- **VoD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vod-vs-volt)
- **VOC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/voc-vs-volt)
- **Vit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vit-vs-volt)
- **vel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vel-vs-volt)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ovlt`, `vlot`, `vollt`, `voltt`, `votl`, `vvolt`

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