volume

/ˈvɒl.juːm/

//ˈvɒl.juːm// noun

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"volume" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“volume” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,806. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,806
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement.

Corpus desk

Index EN-volume · volume · English

volume · rank #1,806 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,806
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH vehicle

Nearest frequency peer: vehicle (-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 “volume”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “volume” 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).

volume vs volumes
86% similar
volume vs vole
67% similar
volume vs value
67% similar

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

Key facts for volume
PropertyValue
Headwordvolume
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvɒl.juːm/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,806
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “volume”

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).volumelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “vehicle” (#1,805), “wake” (#1,807), “turns” (#1,804). Among 969 “V” headwords, “volume” is #1,806. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around volume (IPA /ˈvɒl.juːm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,806 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 16 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for volume, with forms such as "ovlume", "vloume", and "vollume". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "volumes", "vole", "value", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English volume, from Old French volume, from Latin volūmen (“book, roll”), from volvō (“roll, turn about”). The correct English form is volume, spelled V-O-L-U-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement.
  2. 2
    Strength of sound: how loud it is.
  3. 3
    The issues of a periodical over a period of one year.
  4. 4
    A bound book.
  5. 5
    A single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia.
  6. 6
    A great amount (of meaning) about something.
  7. 7
    A roll or scroll, which was the form of ancient books.
  8. 8
    Quantity.
  9. 9
    A rounded mass or convolution.
  10. 10
    The total supply of money in circulation or, less frequently, total amount of credit extended, within a specified national market or worldwide.
  11. 11
    An accessible storage area with a single file system, typically resident on a single partition of a hard disk.
  12. 12
    The total of weight worked by a muscle in one training session, the weight of every single repetition summed up.
  13. 13
    A modular foothold attached to a climbing wall used for gripping, often in triangular, pyramidal, or angular shapes.
  14. 14
    The sum of the degrees of a set of vertices.
  15. 15
    A green/blue-screen chromakey visual effects (“VFX”) sound stage surrounded by a multitude of filming cameras, to allow for virtual camera changes in post production, by filming the whole 3-D volume of a chromakey film set.
  16. 16
    A sound stage film set that has walls of video monitors, substituting for an actual background, set structures, providing a changeable video matte painting. A set with a form of projected background, similar to legacy traditional rear projection and front projection sets.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The room is 9×12×8, so its volume is 864 cubic feet.
  2. The proper products can improve your hair's volume.

Etymology

From Middle English volume, from Old French volume, from Latin volūmen (“book, roll”), from volvō (“roll, turn about”).

This word in other languages

volumen(Español)volume(Français)Rauminhalt(Deutsch)volume(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovlume
  • vloume
  • vollume
  • volmue
  • voluem
  • volumme
  • voulme
  • vvolume

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of volume - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ovlume2vloume2vollume1volmue2voluem2volumme1voulme2vvolume1
Edit distance from "volume"

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 "volume"?
"volume" is spelled V-O-L-U-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɒl.juːm/.
What does "volume" mean?
As a noun, "volume" means: A three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement.
What words are commonly confused with "volume"?
"volume" is commonly confused with "volumes", "vole", "value". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "volume"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "volume" is /ˈvɒl.juːm/. 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 "volume"?
From Middle English volume, from Old French volume, from Latin volūmen (“book, roll”), from volvō (“roll, turn about”). 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 "volume", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

turns8 variantsstick8 variantsbillion8 variantscards8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list