Which to use
“valley” is a noun and “vollem” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,284
- “valley” frequency rank
- #6,874
- “vollem” frequency rank
- 16158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | valley | vollem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tal | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs voll |
Letter map: valley vs vollem
Shared letters muted; letters that set valley and vollem apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. valley (CVCCVV) and vollem (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - valley and vollem
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: valley is anoun and vollemanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
valley is recorded at frequency rank #9,284, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. vollem is at rank #6,874, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔləm].
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 16158, this pair ranks #1,938,100 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of valley vs vollem
Shared letters: elv. Private to "valley": ay. Private to "vollem": mo.
"valley" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "vollem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "valley" for "vollem" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "valley" or "vollem" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "valley" and "vollem".
- Full dictionary entry for "valley" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vollem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,938,100 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "valley" and "vollem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs valley". 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 #1,938,100 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.