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volumen

Spanish, noun/boˈlumen/

volumen is spelled V-O-L-U-M-E-N (7 letters) and appears 39 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,209th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Volumen is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “volume (a three-dimensional measure of space)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cantidad de espacio tridimensional que ocupa algo”.

What does volumen mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinevolume (a three-dimensional measure of space)

  2. 2

    masculinevolume (a bound book)

  3. 3

    masculinevolume (strength of sound)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Cantidad de espacio tridimensional que ocupa algo. 2. Por extensión, cualquier cantidad mensurable. 3. Potencia o intensidad de un sonido. 4. Cada uno de los tomos que componen una obra enciclopédica.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of volumen

  • volúmenes plural
  • volúmen alternative obsolete

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce volumen?

  • /boˈlumen/
  • [boˈlu.mẽn]
  • [boˈlumẽn]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to volumen

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is volumen in Spanish?

volumen appears 39 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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