volaban

[boˈlaβ̞ãn]

/[boˈlaβ̞ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“volaban” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #40,074. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,074
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de volar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-volaban · volaban · Spanish

volaban · rank #40,074 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,074
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH voladoras

Nearest frequency peer: voladoras (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “volaban”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “volaban” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

volaban vs volcán
57% similar
volaban vs volvían
71% similar
volaban vs volaron
71% similar

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

Key facts for volaban
PropertyValue
Headwordvolaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[boˈlaβ̞ãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,074
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “volaban”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).volabancae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “voladoras” (#40,075), “vocablos” (#40,072), “warrior” (#40,077). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “volaban” va en #40,074. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around volaban (IPA [boˈlaβ̞ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,074 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de volar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for volaban, with forms such as "bolaban", "ovlaban", and "vloaban". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "volcán", "volvían", "volaron", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is volaban, spelled V-O-L-A-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de volar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bolaban
  • ovlaban
  • vloaban
  • voalban
  • volaabn
  • volabann
  • volabban
  • volabna
  • volavan
  • volbaan
  • vollaban
  • vvolaban

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of volaban - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bolaban1ovlaban2vloaban2voalban2volaabn2volabann1volabban1volabna2
Edit distance from "volaban"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "volaban"?
"volaban" is spelled V-O-L-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [boˈlaβ̞ãn].
What does "volaban" mean?
As a verb, "volaban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de volar.
What words are commonly confused with "volaban"?
"volaban" is commonly confused with "volcán", "volvían", "volaron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "volaban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "volaban" is [boˈlaβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "volaban" come from?
"volaban" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

warrior#40,077Valente#40,061tubular#40,046truchos#40,044

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

xenófobo12 variantstalismán12 variantsarrolladora12 variantstaburete12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list