volcar

/[bolˈkaɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,924

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

volcar is aSpanishverb. It means: Hacer, con frecuencia por accidente, que algo se caiga o quede en posición inclinada o invertida, de modo que su contenido salga. Pronounced [bolˈkaɾ]. Often confused with votar and volcó.

Key facts for volcar
PropertyValue
Headwordvolcar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bolˈkaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,924
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of volcar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for volcar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bolˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,924 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for volcar, with forms such as "bolcar", "ovlcar", and "vlocar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "votar", "volcó", "Volta", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is volcar, spelled V-O-L-C-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer, con frecuencia por accidente, que algo se caiga o quede en posición inclinada o invertida, de modo que su contenido salga.
  2. 2
    Vaciar, verter, servir o hacer salir algo al inclinar, dar la vuelta o invertir la posición del recipiente en que se encuentra.
  3. 3
    Pasar o trasladar todo lo contenido en un medio o documento a otro.
  4. 4
    Expresar o manifestar de modo abundante o exhaustivo sentimientos o pensamientos antes callados.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bolcar,ovlcar,vlocar,voclar,volacr,volcarr,volccar,volcra,vollcar,vvolcar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for volcar

Misspelling Variants of "volcar"

bolcar6ovlcar6vlocar6voclar6volacr6volcarr7volccar7volcra6
Misspelling Variants of "volcar"

Frequency rank: #32,924 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "volcar"?
"volcar" is spelled V-O-L-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bolˈkaɾ].
What does "volcar" mean?
As a verb, "volcar" means: Hacer, con frecuencia por accidente, que algo se caiga o quede en posición inclinada o invertida, de modo que su contenido salga.
What words are commonly confused with "volcar"?
"volcar" is commonly confused with "votar", "volcó", "Volta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "volcar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "volcar" is [bolˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "volcar" come from?
"volcar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.