Which to use
“volcar” and “volcó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,924
- “volcar” frequency rank
- #27,820
- “volcó” frequency rank
- 60744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volcar | volcó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer, con frecuencia por accidente, que algo se caiga o quede en posición inclinada o invertida, de modo que su contenido salga. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de volcar. |
Where the eye mixes volcar and volcó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. volcar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against volcó's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: volcar vs volcó
A purely visual mix-up. volcar ([bolˈkaɾ]) and volcó ([bolˈko]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
volcar is recorded at frequency rank #32,924, classified as averb, pronounced [bolˈkaɾ]. volcó is at rank #27,820, tagged as averb, pronounced [bolˈko].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 60744, this pair ranks #57,873 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of volcar vs volcó
Shared letters: clov. Private to "volcar": ar. Private to "volcó": ó.
"volcar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "volcó" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- volcar ← bolcar · ovlcar · vlocar · voclar · volacr · volcarr · volccar · volcra
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "volcar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "volcó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,873 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volcar" and "volcó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vilar vs volcar". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #57,873 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.