Which to use
“volta” and “volte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #219
- “volta” frequency rank
- #4,279
- “volte” frequency rank
- 4498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volta | volte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o ato de regressar ao local de partida | 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 volta and volte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between volta and volte
A purely visual mix-up. volta (/ˈvɔɫ.tɐ/) 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 a single letter - a in “volta” becomes e in “volte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4498, 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/. 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 4498, this pair ranks #70,377 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of volta vs volte
Shared letters: lotv. Private to "volta": a. Private to "volte": e.
"volta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "volte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "volta" and "volte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "volta" or "volte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "volta" 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 #70,377 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volta" and "volte" 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 #70,377 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.