volez

\vɔ.le\

/\vɔ.le\/ verb

The verdict

“volez” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #43,727 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#43,727
frequency rank, French
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voler.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

volez vs vote
60% similar
volez vs vols
60% similar
volez vs voue
60% similar

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

Key facts for volez
PropertyValue
Headwordvolez
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\vɔ.le\
Letters5
Frequency rank#43,727
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “volez” 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). volez lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for volez is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vɔ.le\. Corpus data places it at rank #43,727 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for volez, with forms such as "ovlez", "vloez", and "voelz". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vote", "vols", "voue", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is volez, spelled V-O-L-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voler.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif de voler.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovlez,vloez,voelz,volezz,vollez,volze,vvolez

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of volez - 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.

ovlez2vloez2voelz2volezz1vollez1volze2vvolez1
Edit distance from "volez"

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 "volez"?
"volez" is spelled V-O-L-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \vɔ.le\.
What does "volez" mean?
As a verb, "volez" means: Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de voler.
What words are commonly confused with "volez"?
"volez" 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 "volez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "volez" is \vɔ.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "volez" come from?
"volez" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “volez”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is V-O-L-E-Z - 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. volez vs vote
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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