volta

/ˈvoʊltə/

//ˈvoʊltə// noun

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"volta" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“volta” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,885. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,885
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).

Corpus desk

Index EN-volta · volta · English

volta · rank #29,885 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,885
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH visor

Nearest frequency peer: visor (-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 “volta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “volta” 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).

volta vs vote
60% similar
volta vs Volvo
40% similar
volta vs vulva
60% similar

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

Key facts for volta
PropertyValue
Headwordvolta
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvoʊltə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,885
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “volta”

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).voltalands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “visor” (#29,884), “walrus” (#29,886), “vinny” (#29,883). Among 969 “V” headwords, “volta” is #29,885. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around volta (IPA /ˈvoʊltə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,885 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for volta, with forms such as "ovlta", "vlota", and "volat". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "vote", "Volvo", "vulva", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian volta. Doublet of volte. The correct English form is volta, spelled V-O-L-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).
  2. 2
    A dance for couples popular during the late Renaissance, associated with the galliard and done to the same kind of music.
  3. 3
    A turning point or point of change in a poem, most commonly a sonnet.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. […][Larmona] Ash describes how “conversion arrives like a volta [poetic shift]^([sic]) in a person's life.” The metaphor is apt, imagining one's spiritual life as a poem, an authored thing, and not preserved on vellum either, but open to revision.

Etymology

From Italian volta. Doublet of volte.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovlta
  • vlota
  • volat
  • vollta
  • voltta
  • votla
  • vvolta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of volta - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ovlta2vlota2volat2vollta1voltta1votla2vvolta1
Edit distance from "volta"

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 "volta"?
"volta" is spelled V-O-L-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvoʊltə/.
What does "volta" mean?
As a noun, "volta" means: A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).
What words are commonly confused with "volta"?
"volta" is commonly confused with "vote", "Volvo", "vulva". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "volta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "volta" is /ˈvoʊltə/. 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 "volta"?
From Italian volta. Doublet of volte. 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 "volta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

visor#29,884vinny#29,883Vimeo#29,881acton#29,900

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

bales7 variantssavor7 variantsSagan7 variantsRohit7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list