voluble
/ˈvɒl.jʊ.bəl/
"voluble" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“voluble” is uncommon English (frequency #91,130 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,130
- frequency rank, English
- 969
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fluent or having a ready flow of speech.
Corpus desk
Index EN-voluble · voluble · English
voluble · rank #91,130 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,130
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 969
- PHOTO-FINISH viridian
Nearest frequency peer: viridian (-4 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.
Long-tail ranks near “voluble”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- viburnum
viburnum
8,878 corpus weight
- viridian
viridian
8,875 corpus weight
- voluble
voluble
8,871 corpus weight
- Wallonia
Wallonia
8,867 corpus weight
- Walser
Walser
8,866 corpus weight
- Warby
Warby
8,865 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “voluble” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | voluble |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈvɒl.jʊ.bəl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #91,130 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “voluble” in English
Rare enough to double-check
voluble is uncommon English at frequency #91,130 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈvɒl.jʊ.bəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
voluble doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French volubile, from Latin volūbilis (“rolling”), from volvō (“roll”). The correct English form is voluble, spelled V-O-L-U-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Fluent or having a ready flow of speech.
- 2Of thoughts, feelings, or something that is expressed: expressed readily or at length and in a fluent manner.
- 3Easily rolling or turning; having a fluid, undulating motion.
- 4Twisting and turning like a vine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how voluble appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A moſt acute Iuuvenal, voluble and free of grace, […]
What fun shone in his eyes as he recalled some of her fine speeches, and repeated them, imitating her voluble delivery!
Etymology
From Middle French volubile, from Latin volūbilis (“rolling”), from volvō (“roll”).
This word in other languages
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.
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