voltear

[bol̪t̪eˈaɾ]

/[bol̪t̪eˈaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“voltear” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,273. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,273
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Girar alrededor de sí mismo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-voltear · voltear · Spanish

voltear · rank #23,273 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,273
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH viga

Nearest frequency peer: viga (-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 “voltear”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “voltear” 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).

voltear vs votar
71% similar
voltear vs volver
71% similar
voltear vs volteo
71% similar

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

Key facts for voltear
PropertyValue
Headwordvoltear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bol̪t̪eˈaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,273
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “voltear”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).voltearcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “viga” (#23,272), “votes” (#23,274), “vidente” (#23,271). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “voltear” va en #23,273. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around voltear (IPA [bol̪t̪eˈaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,273 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Girar alrededor de sí mismo.
  2. 2
    Invertir la posición de algo.
  3. 3
    Cambiar la orientación de algo o alguíen.
  4. 4
    Dicho de una persona: girar la cabeza o el cuerpo alrededor de su eje vertical.
  5. 5
    Dicho de un vehículo: girar para descansar sobre su parte superior o uno de sus costados.
  6. 6
    Hacer caer al suelo a alguien o algo.
  7. 7
    Practicar el coito con una mujer.
  8. 8
    Abrir surcos en la tierra, de modo que al mismo tiempo los tepes queden invertidos ("volteados") formando camellones.
  9. 9
    Zozobrar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. En la siguiente jugada Tim Thomas empujó a Nocioni y ambos tuvieron un intercambio de empellones. Y en el tercero Kaman le aplicó un codazo y lo volteó.

Synonyms

volcarbotarderribartumbar

This word in other languages

turn(English)tourner(Français)

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.

boltear1ovltear2vlotear2voletar2volltear1voltaer2voltearr1voltera2
Edit distance from "voltear"

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 "voltear"?
"voltear" is spelled V-O-L-T-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bol̪t̪eˈaɾ].
What does "voltear" mean?
As a verb, "voltear" means: Girar alrededor de sí mismo.
What words are commonly confused with "voltear"?
"voltear" is commonly confused with "votar", "volver", "volteo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "voltear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voltear" is [bol̪t̪eˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voltear" come from?
"voltear" 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 "voltear", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vidente#23,271vómitos#23,275valdría#23,268usuales#23,267

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Vallarta11 variantsaccesorio11 variantsTimothy11 variantsteólogos11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list