Which to use
“vol” and “volte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,986
- “vol” frequency rank
- #4,279
- “volte” frequency rank
- 15265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vol | volte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | voo: | jogada de baralho na qual o parceiro, que quer fazer este jogo, volta a primeira carta do baralho e toma por trunfo o naipe que ela indicar, comprando no baralho o número de cartas que lhe faltar. |
Where the eye mixes vol and volte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vol and volte
A purely visual mix-up. vol (/vɔl/) and volte (/ˈvɔw.t͡ʃi/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.t͡ʃi]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “vol” sits inside “volte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vol is recorded at frequency rank #10,986, classified as anoun, pronounced /vɔl/. volte is at rank #4,279, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvɔw.t͡ʃi/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.t͡ʃi].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 15265, this pair ranks #56,609 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vol vs volte
Shared letters: lov. Private to "vol": -. Private to "volte": et.
"vol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "volte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- volte ← ovlte · vlote · volet · vollte · voltte · votle · vvolte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vol" for "volte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vol" vs "volte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vol" and "volte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "volte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,609 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vol" and "volte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velo vs vol". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #56,609 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.