volute
\vɔ.lyt\
The verdict
“volute” is an uncommon French word, ranked #82,579 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #82,579
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ornement du chapiteau de la colonne ionique et de la colonne composite, fait en forme de spirale.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | volute |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vɔ.lyt\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #82,579 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “volute” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for volute is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vɔ.lyt\. Corpus data places it at rank #82,579 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for volute in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is volute, spelled V-O-L-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1Ornement du chapiteau de la colonne ionique et de la colonne composite, fait en forme de spirale.
- 2Ornement en forme de spirale, à l’extrémité du manche d’un violon, viole, violoncelle ou contrebasse.
- 3Nom donné à des coquilles univalves tournées en cône pyramidal.
- 4Spirale, tourbillon, d’un fluide, fumée, brume, etc.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “volute”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is V-O-L-U-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \vɔ.lyt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.