terminevsvolWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“termine” and “vol” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,469
“termine” frequency rank
#6,374
“vol” frequency rank
10843
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature termine vol
Definition der Termin Flug, des Tieres und der Maschine

Letter map: termine vs vol

Shared letters muted; letters that set termine and vol apart highlighted. No shared letter run.

7 ch
termine
3 ch
vol

Spelling & dictionary notes on termine vs vol

termine and vol are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

termine is recorded at frequency rank #4,469, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. vol is at rank #6,374, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 10843, this pair ranks #1,973,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of termine vs vol

Shared letters: none. Private to "termine": eimnrt. Private to "vol": lov.

"termine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "vol" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • termineetrmine · temrine · terimne · termien · terminne · termmine · termnie · terrmine

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "termine" for "vol" ever safe?
No. They differ by 4 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "termine" or "vol"?
"termine" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,469 in our German list, against #6,374 for "vol". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "termine" vs "vol" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "termine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vol" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,973,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "termine" and "vol" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles 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 #1,973,040 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list