voluble

[boˈluβ̞le]

/[boˈluβ̞le]/ adj

The verdict

“voluble” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,503 among 1,793 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,503
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que vuelve fácilmente; que da vueltas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-voluble · voluble · Spanish

voluble · rank #63,503 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,503
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH volpe

Nearest frequency peer: volpe (-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 “voluble”

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 “voluble” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for voluble
PropertyValue
Headwordvoluble
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[boˈluβ̞le]
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,503
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “voluble” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).volublecae 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: “volpe” (#63,502), “viviríamos” (#63,500), “vivieras” (#63,499). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “voluble” va en #63,503. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

voluble is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,503 among 1,793 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [boˈluβ̞le]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for voluble in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is voluble, spelled V-O-L-U-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que vuelve fácilmente; que da vueltas.
  2. 2
    De carácter cambiante, inconstante.
  3. 3
    Se llama así a los tallos de las plantas que crecen formando espirales alrededor de otros objetos o plantas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. El reloj de cuya caja colgaban al descubierto, al parecer, las inmóviles pesas y el voluble péndulo diciendo perpetuamente que no, ocupaba con su abigarrada muestra el lugar preeminente entre los sólidos muebles
  2. Como la viuda de Zapata era tan voluble de genio, en un instante, sin que se supiera el motivo, pasaba de la bondad apacible a la ira insana, de la credulidad infantil a la desconfianza marrullera, de las palabras razonables a los disparates más absurdos

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "voluble"?
"voluble" is spelled V-O-L-U-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [boˈluβ̞le].
What does "voluble" mean?
As an adjective, "voluble" means: Que vuelve fácilmente; que da vueltas.
How do you pronounce "voluble"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voluble" is [boˈluβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voluble" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list