voltear
[bol̪t̪eˈaɾ]
The verdict
“voltear” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #23,273 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #23,273
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Girar alrededor de sí mismo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | voltear |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bol̪t̪eˈaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #23,273 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “voltear” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for voltear is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bol̪t̪eˈaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,273 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for voltear, with forms such as "boltear", "ovltear", and "vlotear". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "votar", "volver", "volteo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is voltear, spelled V-O-L-T-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1Girar alrededor de sí mismo.
- 2Invertir la posición de algo.
- 3Cambiar la orientación de algo o alguíen.
- 4Dicho de una persona: girar la cabeza o el cuerpo alrededor de su eje vertical.
- 5Dicho de un vehículo: girar para descansar sobre su parte superior o uno de sus costados.
- 6Hacer caer al suelo a alguien o algo.
- 7Practicar el coito con una mujer.
- 8Abrir surcos en la tierra, de modo que al mismo tiempo los tepes queden invertidos ("volteados") formando camellones.
- 9Zozobrar.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: boltear,ovltear,vlotear,voletar,volltear,voltaer,voltearr,voltera,volttear,votlear,vvoltear
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of voltear - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “voltear”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-O-L-T-E-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bol̪t̪eˈaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “votar” - see the side-by-side comparison. voltear vs votar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.