volar

[boˈlaɾ]

/[boˈlaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“volar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,210. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,210
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Moverse a través del aire sostenido por medio de alas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-volar · volar · Spanish

volar · rank #4,210 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,210
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vigente

Nearest frequency peer: vigente (-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 “volar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “volar” 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).

volar vs VOR
0% similar
volar vs vota
60% similar
volar vs votar
80% similar

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

Key facts for volar
PropertyValue
Headwordvolar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[boˈlaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,210
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “volar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).volarcae 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 “vigente” (#4,209), “z” (#4,211), “venganza” (#4,208). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “volar” va en #4,210. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around volar (IPA [boˈlaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,210 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for volar, with forms such as "bolar", "ovlar", and "vloar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "VOR", "vota", "votar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is volar, spelled V-O-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Moverse a través del aire sostenido por medio de alas.
  2. 2
    Utilizar un aparato de transporte aéreo para viajar.
  3. 3
    Trasladarse con mucha prisa.
  4. 4
    Difundir algo rápidamente.
  5. 5
    Dicho del tiempo: Pasar rápidamente.
  6. 6
    Elevarse en el aire algo.
  7. 7
    Desaparecer rápidamente una cosa o una persona.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Las aves vuelan
  2. Mañana vuelo a Nueva York

Synonyms

correr

This word in other languages

fly(English)voler(Français)fliegen(Deutsch)voar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bolar
  • ovlar
  • vloar
  • voalr
  • volarr
  • vollar
  • volra
  • vvolar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of volar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bolar1ovlar2vloar2voalr2volarr1vollar1volra2vvolar1
Edit distance from "volar"

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 "volar"?
"volar" is spelled V-O-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [boˈlaɾ].
What does "volar" mean?
As a verb, "volar" means: Moverse a través del aire sostenido por medio de alas.
What words are commonly confused with "volar"?
"volar" is commonly confused with "VOR", "vota", "votar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "volar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "volar" is [boˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "volar" come from?
"volar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ácido#4,212caído#4,224placa#4,186otoño#4,183

Similar misspelling depth

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

tenéis8 variantssufrió8 variantscerrada8 variantsCuenca8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list