Which to use
“volta” is a noun and “voltado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #219
- “volta” frequency rank
- #5,054
- “voltado” frequency rank
- 5273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volta | voltado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o ato de regressar ao local de partida | orientado |
Letter map: volta vs voltado
Shared letters muted; letters that set volta and voltado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - volta and voltado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: volta is anoun and voltadoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “volta” sits inside “voltado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
volta is recorded at frequency rank #219, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvɔɫ.tɐ/. voltado is at rank #5,054, tagged as anadj.
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 5273, this pair ranks #69,378 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of volta vs voltado
Shared letters: alotv. Private to "volta": -. Private to "voltado": d.
"volta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "voltado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "volta" and "voltado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "volta" or "voltado"?
Useful next steps
Pair "volta" vs "voltado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "volta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voltado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,378 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volta" and "voltado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "volta vs vulva". 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 #69,378 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.