volumes

/ˈvɒl.juːmz/

//ˈvɒl.juːmz// noun

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"volumes" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“volumes” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,175. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,175
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of volume.

Corpus desk

Index EN-volumes · volumes · English

volumes · rank #5,175 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,175
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH villa

Nearest frequency peer: villa (-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 “volumes”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “volumes” 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).

volumes vs volume
86% similar
volumes vs values
71% similar

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

Key facts for volumes
PropertyValue
Headwordvolumes
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvɒl.juːmz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,175
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “volumes”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).volumeslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “villa” (#5,174), “vessels” (#5,173), “wireless” (#5,177). Among 969 “V” headwords, “volumes” is #5,175. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around volumes (IPA /ˈvɒl.juːmz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,175 among 969 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of volume.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for volumes, with forms such as "ovlumes", "vloumes", and "vollumes". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "volume", "values", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is volumes, spelled V-O-L-U-M-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of volume.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovlumes
  • vloumes
  • vollumes
  • volmues
  • voluems
  • volumess
  • volummes
  • volumse
  • voulmes
  • vvolumes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of volumes - 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.

ovlumes2vloumes2vollumes1volmues2voluems2volumess1volummes1volumse2
Edit distance from "volumes"

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 "volumes"?
"volumes" is spelled V-O-L-U-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɒl.juːmz/.
What does "volumes" mean?
As a noun, "volumes" means: plural of volume.
What words are commonly confused with "volumes"?
"volumes" is commonly confused with "volume", "values". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "volumes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "volumes" is /ˈvɒl.juːmz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "volumes" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "volumes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vessels#5,173trusted#5,172transit#5,170tourist#5,169

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

wireless10 variantstrucks10 variantswright10 variantsanytime10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list