volley

/ˈvɒli/

//ˈvɒli// noun

The verdict

“volley” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,933 among 1,793 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,933
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Disparo simultaneo de armas de fuego, misiles, etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-volley · volley · Spanish

volley · rank #58,933 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,933
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vocacionales

Nearest frequency peer: vocacionales (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “volley”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “volley” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for volley
PropertyValue
Headwordvolley
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvɒli/
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,933
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “volley” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).volleycae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “vocacionales” (#58,932), “vulnerando” (#58,934), “viviéramos” (#58,931). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “volley” va en #58,933. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

volley is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,933 among 1,793 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈvɒli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for volley, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 volley, spelled V-O-L-L-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Disparo simultaneo de armas de fuego, misiles, etc.
  2. 2
    Los proyectiles así disparados.
  3. 3
    Volea

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 "volley"?
"volley" is spelled V-O-L-L-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɒli/.
What does "volley" mean?
As a noun, "volley" means: Disparo simultaneo de armas de fuego, misiles, etc.
How do you pronounce "volley"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "volley" is /ˈvɒli/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "volley" come from?
"volley" 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 "volley", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list