volée

\vɔ.le\

/\vɔ.le\/ noun

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The verdict

“volée” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,055. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,055
frequency rank, French
148,117
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de voler, vol, envol, en parlant des oiseaux et de certains animaux comme les insectes.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

volée vs vote
60% similar
volée vs vols
60% similar
volée vs voue
60% similar

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

Key facts for volée
PropertyValue
Headwordvolée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vɔ.le\
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,055
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “volée” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). volée lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around volée (IPA \vɔ.le\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,055 among 148,117 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 18 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for volée, with forms such as "ovlée", "vloée", and "volee". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vote", "vols", "voue", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is volée, spelled V-O-L-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de voler, vol, envol, en parlant des oiseaux et de certains animaux comme les insectes.
  2. 2
    Bande d’oiseaux qui volent ensemble.
  3. 3
    Ensemble des couvées du même mois, en parlant des pigeons,
  4. 4
    Gens qui sont de même âge, de même profession, de même condition, et surtout des jeunes gens.
  5. 5
    Élévation.
  6. 6
    Rang, qualité.
  7. 7
    Partie d'une pièce d’artillerie comprise entre les tourillons et la bouche.
  8. 8
    Branle des cloches.
  9. 9
    Ensemble de coups nombreux et consécutifs.
  10. 10
    Raclée ; coups portés à mains nues.
  11. 11
    Décharge, en parlant de plusieurs canons qui tirent en même temps.
  12. 12
    Groupe de trous de mines mis à feu en même temps.
  13. 13
    Pièce de bois transversale fixée soit à l’avant d’une voiture, soit à l’extrémité d’un timon pour y attacher les traits des chevaux de second rang.
  14. 14
    Planches en travers de la roue d’une usine, qui entrent dans l’eau.
  15. 15
    Mouvement d’une balle ou d’un ballon depuis le moment où ils sont lancés jusqu’à celui où ils touchent le sol, au tennis, jeu de paume ou jeux de ballon.
  16. 16
    Succession de marches d’un escalier entre deux paliers.
  17. 17
    Succession d'échelons d'une échelle ou des brins fixes d'une échelle coulissante.
  18. 18
    Un grand nombre, une grande quantité.

Synonyms

bastonnadecohortepromotioncoups de bâtonélévationensemblegroupemariage d’oiseauxtirsvol

This word in other languages

flight(English)tramo(Español)Schwarm(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovlée,vloée,volee,voleé,vollée,voéle,vvolée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of volée - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ovlée2vloée2volee1voleé2vollée1voéle2vvolée1
Edit distance from "volée"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "volée"?
"volée" is spelled V-O-L-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vɔ.le\.
What does "volée" mean?
As a noun, "volée" means: Action de voler, vol, envol, en parlant des oiseaux et de certains animaux comme les insectes.
What words are commonly confused with "volée"?
"volée" is commonly confused with "vote", "vols", "voue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "volée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "volée" is \vɔ.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "volée" come from?
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Using “volée”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-O-L-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vɔ.le\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “vote” - see the side-by-side comparison. volée vs vote
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list