volver

[bolˈβ̞eɾ]

/[bolˈβ̞eɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“volver” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #545. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#545
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Regresar (llegar a un lugar de donde uno se había ido; invertir la dirección en que se avanzaba; recuperar el estado que antes se tenía).

Corpus desk

Index ES-volver · volver · Spanish

volver · rank #545 · 10 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #545
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vista

Nearest frequency peer: vista (-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 “volver”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “volver” 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).

volver vs volví
67% similar
volver vs volvió
67% similar
volver vs volvía
67% similar

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

Key facts for volver
PropertyValue
Headwordvolver
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bolˈβ̞eɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#545
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “volver”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.volvercae 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 “vista” (#544), “voz” (#546), “vi” (#543). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “volver” va en #545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around volver (IPA [bolˈβ̞eɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #545 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for volver, with forms such as "bolber", "ovlver", and "vlover". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "volví", "volvió", "volvía", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is volver, spelled V-O-L-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Regresar (llegar a un lugar de donde uno se había ido; invertir la dirección en que se avanzaba; recuperar el estado que antes se tenía).
  2. 2
    Girar hacia atrás.
  3. 3
    Retomar el hilo de un curso de pensamiento o de una historia que se había dejado a causa de alguna disgresión, distracción o interrupción.
  4. 4
    Apoyar económica o moralmente a alguien o algo.

Synonyms

retornardefenderpatrocinar

This word in other languages

return(English)retourner(Français)zurückgehen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bolber
  • ovlver
  • vlover
  • volevr
  • vollver
  • volverr
  • volvre
  • volvver
  • vovler
  • vvolver

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of volver - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bolber2ovlver2vlover2volevr2vollver1volverr1volvre2volvver1
Edit distance from "volver"

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 "volver"?
"volver" is spelled V-O-L-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bolˈβ̞eɾ].
What does "volver" mean?
As a verb, "volver" means: Regresar (llegar a un lugar de donde uno se había ido; invertir la dirección en que se avanzaba; recuperar el estado que antes se tenía).
What words are commonly confused with "volver"?
"volver" is commonly confused with "volví", "volvió", "volvía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "volver"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "volver" is [bolˈβ̞eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "volver" come from?
"volver" 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 "volver", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

actual#547propia#542grupos#551imagen#535

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

importa10 variantscorazón10 variantshubiera10 variantstampoco10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list