volta

/ˈvɔɫ.tɐ/

//ˈvɔɫ.tɐ// noun

The verdict

“volta” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #219. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#219
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o ato de regressar ao local de partida

Corpus desk

Index PT-volta · volta · Portuguese

volta · rank #219 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #219
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH sido

Nearest frequency peer: sido (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “volta”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “volta” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

volta vs voto
60% similar
volta vs votar
60% similar
volta vs volte
80% similar

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

Key facts for volta
PropertyValue
Headwordvolta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvɔɫ.tɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#219
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “volta”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).voltacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “sido” (#218), “for” (#220), “saber” (#217). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “volta” fica em #219. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around volta (IPA /ˈvɔɫ.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #219 among 501 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for volta, with forms such as "ovlta", "vlota", and "volat". 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, "voto", "votar", "volte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is volta, spelled V-O-L-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    o ato de regressar ao local de partida
  2. 2
    o ato de se virar
  3. 3
    movimento ao redor de um circuito fechado
  4. 4
    retribuição (usualmente de alguma ação ruim)

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovlta
  • vlota
  • volat
  • vollta
  • voltta
  • votla
  • vvolta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovlta2vlota2volat2vollta1voltta1votla2vvolta1
Edit distance from "volta"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "volta"?
"volta" is spelled V-O-L-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɔɫ.tɐ/.
What does "volta" mean?
As a noun, "volta" means: o ato de regressar ao local de partida
What words are commonly confused with "volta"?
"volta" is commonly confused with "voto", "votar", "volte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "volta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "volta" is /ˈvɔɫ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "volta" come from?
"volta" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list