# Volvo

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈvɒlvəʊ/ · frequency rank #15,547

## Definitions
1. The Volvo Car Corporation, a Swedish manufacturer of cars, now owned by the Chinese holding company Geely.

## Etymology
From Swedish Volvo, from Latin volvō (“I roll”), in reference to ball bearings which were the company's original product.

## Easily confused with
- **vulva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/volvo-vs-vulva)
- **vol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vol-vs-volvo)
- **volt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/volt-vs-volvo)
- **vole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vole-vs-volvo)
- **valve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valve-vs-volvo)
- **volta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/volta-vs-volvo)
- **Volga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/volga-vs-volvo)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ovlvo`, `vlovo`, `vollvo`, `volov`, `volvvo`, `vovlo`, `vvolvo`

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