Which to use
“volt” and “volte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,827
- “volt” frequency rank
- #4,279
- “volte” frequency rank
- 40106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volt | volte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unidade de medida de voltagem; o mesmo que vóltio | 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 volt and volte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between volt and volte
A purely visual mix-up. volt (/ˈvɔɫt/) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “volt” sits inside “volte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
volt is recorded at frequency rank #35,827, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvɔɫt/. 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 40106, this pair ranks #26,056 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of volt vs volte
Shared letters: lotv. Private to "volt": -. Private to "volte": e.
"volt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "volte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "volt" and "volte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "volt" or "volte" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "volt" 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 #26,056 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volt" and "volte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velo vs volt". 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 #26,056 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.