vuelco
Spanish, noun/ˈbwelko/
vuelco is spelled V-U-E-L-C-O (6 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 25,551st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vuelco is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “upset” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of volcar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción de volcar”.
What does vuelco mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineupset
- 2
masculineturnover, turnaround, U-turn
- 3
masculinedumping
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of volcar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción de volcar.
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 vuelco
- vuelcos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vuelco?
- /ˈbwelko/
- [ˈbwel.ko]
- [ˈbwelko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vuelco
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vuelco in Spanish?
vuelco appears 1.7 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).