volcar
Spanish, verb/bolˈkaɾ/
volcar is spelled V-O-L-C-A-R (6 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 32,530th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Volcar is a Spanish verb meaning “to upset, knock over, tip over, dump (to cause to flip over, from uppermost to bottom)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hacer, con frecuencia por accidente, que algo se caiga o quede en posición inclinada o invertida, de modo que…”.
What does volcar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to upset, knock over, tip over, dump (to cause to flip over, from uppermost to bottom)
El niño volcó el vaso.
- 2
to empty, empty out (to remove the contents of)
- 3
to make dizzy
- 4
to get (someone) to change their mind
- 5
to overturn, tip over, capsize (to flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom)
Nuestra barca volcó.
- 6
to do one's utmost, do one's best (to make the greatest possible effort)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Hacer, con frecuencia por accidente, que algo se caiga o quede en posición inclinada o invertida, de modo que su contenido salga. 2. Vaciar, verter, servir o hacer salir algo al inclinar, dar la vuelta o invertir la posición del recipiente en que se encuentra. 3. Pasar o trasladar todo lo contenido en un medio o documento a otro. 4. Expresar o manifestar de modo abundante o exhaustivo sentimientos o pensamientos antes callados.
verb: 1. Referido a objetos, especialmente a vehículos, quedar en posición invertida o descansando sobre un lado.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of volcar
- vuelco first-person present singular
- volqué first-person preterite singular
- volcado participle past
- o-ue alternation
- c-qu alternation
- volcando gerund
- volcada feminine participle past
- volcados masculine participle past
- volcadas feminine participle past
- vuelcas indicative informal present
- volcás indicative informal present
- vuelca indicative present singular
- volcamos first-person indicative plural
- volcáis indicative plural present
- vuelcan indicative plural present
- volcaba first-person imperfect indicative
- volcabas imperfect indicative second-person
- volcábamos first-person imperfect indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce volcar?
- /bolˈkaɾ/
- [bolˈkaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to volcar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is volcar in Spanish?
volcar appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).