voleo

[boˈleo]

/[boˈleo]/ noun

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The verdict

“voleo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,362 among 12,062 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,362
frequency rank, Spanish
12,062
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Golpe dado en el aire a una cosa antes que caiga al suelo.

Key facts for voleo
PropertyValue
Headwordvoleo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[boˈleo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#86,362
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “voleo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). voleo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

voleo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,362 among 12,062 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [boˈleo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for voleo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is voleo, spelled V-O-L-E-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Golpe dado en el aire a una cosa antes que caiga al suelo.
  2. 2
    Movimiento de la danza española, que consiste en levantar un pie de frente y lo más alto que se puede.
  3. 3
    Bofetón dado como para hacer rodar por el suelo a quien lo recibe.

Synonyms

voleabolea

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 "voleo"?
"voleo" is spelled V-O-L-E-O. The IPA pronunciation is [boˈleo].
What does "voleo" mean?
As a noun, "voleo" means: Golpe dado en el aire a una cosa antes que caiga al suelo.
How do you pronounce "voleo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voleo" is [boˈleo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voleo" come from?
"voleo" 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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Using “voleo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is V-O-L-E-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [boˈleo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list