voler

\vɔ.le\

/\vɔ.le\/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“voler” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,115. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,115
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se maintenir dans les airs en battant des ailes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-voler · voler · French

voler · rank #3,115 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,115
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH virus

Nearest frequency peer: virus (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « voler »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « voler » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

voler vs vor
60% similar
voler vs vote
60% similar
voler vs vols
60% similar

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

Key facts for voler
PropertyValue
Headwordvoler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\vɔ.le\
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,115
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « voler »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).volerse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « virus » (#3,114), « écrivain » (#3,116), « ventre » (#3,113). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « voler » est au #3,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around voler (IPA \vɔ.le\), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,115 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for voler, with forms such as "ovler", "vloer", and "voelr". 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, "vor", "vote", "vols", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is voler, spelled V-O-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se maintenir dans les airs en battant des ailes.
  2. 2
    Se mouvoir dans l’air, en parlant des aéronefs.
  3. 3
    Piloter un avion.
  4. 4
    Se mouvoir dans l’air avec une grande vitesse.
  5. 5
    Envoyer en l’air.
  6. 6
    Courir avec une grande vitesse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how voler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il est vrai que les hannetons et les chauves-souris, par exemple, ont une façon de voler qui nous semble déraisonnable ; mais elle ne le semble ainsi qu’à nous autres dont ce n’est pas la fonction de voler.
  2. En avril 1872, les mouches de la Saint-Marc envahirent Paris et sa région. Elles volaient en abondance et venaient s’abattre sur les passants.

This word in other languages

fly(English)volar(Español)fliegen(Deutsch)voar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovler
  • vloer
  • voelr
  • volerr
  • voller
  • volre
  • vvoler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of voler - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ovler2vloer2voelr2volerr1voller1volre2vvoler1
Edit distance from "voler"

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 "voler"?
"voler" is spelled V-O-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \vɔ.le\.
What does "voler" mean?
As a verb, "voler" means: Se maintenir dans les airs en battant des ailes.
What words are commonly confused with "voler"?
"voler" is commonly confused with "vor", "vote", "vols". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "voler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voler" is \vɔ.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voler" come from?
"voler" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "voler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

virus#3,114thèse#3,109culte#3,131digne#3,134

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

accusé7 variantsappels7 variantsrappel7 variantsliées7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list