volute
/vəˈluːt/noun, adjective
volute is spelled V-O-L-U-T-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, volute means “The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of volute is volutes.
How many letters and syllables are in volute?
| Letters | 6: V-O-L-U-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is volute?
Volute appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce volute?
- /vəˈluːt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-volute.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of volute
- volutes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does volute mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
- 2
The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell.
- 3
Any marine gastropod of the family Volutidae.
- 4
The casing in a centrifugal pump, whose shape is somewhat similar to architectural volutes.
- 5
A spiral or scroll form.
- 6
A scroll-shaped carving at the tuning head of a stringed musical instrument, similar to architectural volutes.
adjective
- 1
Of a spring: having a spiral curve on its tail.
- 2
Rolled up in any way.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Volute in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense spiral on Ionic capital:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does volute come from?
From French volute, from Italian voluta, from Latin volūta, from the feminine of volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō. Doublet of vault.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).