Which to use
“volvé” and “vuelve” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,818
- “volvé” frequency rank
- #1,005
- “vuelve” frequency rank
- 36823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volvé | vuelve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de volver. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de volver o de volverse. |
Where the eye mixes volvé and vuelve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: volvé vs vuelve
A purely visual mix-up. volvé ([bolˈβ̞e]) and vuelve ([ˈbwelβ̞e]) 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 36823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
volvé is recorded at frequency rank #35,818, classified as averb, pronounced [bolˈβ̞e]. vuelve is at rank #1,005, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbwelβ̞e].
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 36823, this pair ranks #178,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of volvé vs vuelve
Shared letters: lv. Private to "volvé": oé. Private to "vuelve": eu.
"volvé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vuelve" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vuelve ← buelbe · uvelve · veulve · vuelev · vuellve · vuelvve · vuevle · vuleve
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "volvé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vuelve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volvé" and "vuelve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Volta vs volvé". 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 #178,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.