voltevsvolumeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“volte” and “volume” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,279
“volte” frequency rank
#1,765
“volume” frequency rank
6044
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature volte volume
Definition 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. quantidade de espaço ocupada por um corpo

Where the eye mixes volte and volume

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
volte
6 ch
volume

Visual trap between volte and volume

A purely visual mix-up. volte (/ˈvɔw.t͡ʃi/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.t͡ʃi]) and volume (/vu.ˈlu.mɨ/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6044, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

volte is recorded at frequency rank #4,279, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvɔw.t͡ʃi/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.t͡ʃi]. volume is at rank #1,765, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vu.ˈlu.mɨ/.

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 6044, this pair ranks #68,477 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of volte vs volume

Shared letters: elov. Private to "volte": t. Private to "volume": mu.

"volte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "volume" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • volteovlte · vlote · volet · vollte · voltte · votle · vvolte
  • volumeovlume · vloume · vollume · volmue · voluem · volumme · voulme · vvolume

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "volte" and "volume" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈvɔw.t͡ʃi/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.t͡ʃi] versus /vu.ˈlu.mɨ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "volte" vs "volume" - which ranks higher?
"volume" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,765 in our Portuguese list, against #4,279 for "volte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "volte" and "volume" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "volte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "volume" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #68,477 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "volte" and "volume" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valete vs volte". 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 #68,477 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list