volcar

[bolˈkaɾ]

/[bolˈkaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“volcar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,924. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,924
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer, con frecuencia por accidente, que algo se caiga o quede en posición inclinada o invertida, de modo que su contenido salga.

Corpus desk

Index ES-volcar · volcar · Spanish

volcar · rank #32,924 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,924
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vivirás

Nearest frequency peer: vivirás (-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 “volcar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “volcar” 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).

volcar vs votar
67% similar
volcar vs volcó
67% similar
volcar vs Volta
50% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “volcar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).volcarcae 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 “vivirás” (#32,923), “volcánicas” (#32,925), “victoriosa” (#32,922). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “volcar” va en #32,924. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around volcar (IPA [bolˈkaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,924 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for volcar, with forms such as "bolcar", "ovlcar", and "vlocar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is volcar, spelled V-O-L-C-A-R.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gesticulando, volcó el vaso y el agua se regó por toda la mesa.
  2. Ésta, pues, le pareció a él que le venía de molde para el paso en que se hallaba; y así, con muestras de grande sentimiento, se comenzó a volcar por la tierra y a decir con debilitado aliento lo mesmo que dicen decía el herido caballero del bosque:…

This word in other languages

knock(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bolcar
  • ovlcar
  • vlocar
  • voclar
  • volacr
  • volcarr
  • volccar
  • volcra
  • vollcar
  • vvolcar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bolcar1ovlcar2vlocar2voclar2volacr2volcarr1volccar1volcra2
Edit distance from "volcar"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vuelca#32,927adrede#32,945tajada#32,896apurar#32,965

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

viajará10 variantswarriors10 variantsValerio10 variantstímidos10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list