# Voltaire

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /vəʊlˈtɛə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #27,331

## Definitions
1. A surname from French.
2. A pen name of the French philosopher François-Marie Arouet.
3. A city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French Voltaire. The surname is mostly found in Haiti.

## Easily confused with
- **voltage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/voltage-vs-voltaire)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ovltaire`, `vlotaire`, `volatire`, `volltaire`, `voltaier`, `voltairre`, `voltarie`, `voltiare`, `volttaire`, `votlaire`, `vvoltaire`

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