vasvsvolWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: vas is a verb, vol is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vas” is a verb and “vol” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,809
“vas” frequency rank
#6,374
“vol” frequency rank
54183
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vas vol
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs aller Flug, des Tieres und der Maschine

Letter map: vas vs vol

Shared letters muted; letters that set vas and vol apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
vas
3 ch
vol

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vas is averb and volanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vas is recorded at frequency rank #47,809, classified as averb, pronounced [va]. 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 54183, this pair ranks #1,028,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vas vs vol

Shared letters: v. Private to "vas": as. Private to "vol": lo.

"vas" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "vol" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vas" and "vol" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vas" is a verb and "vol" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vas" or "vol"?
"vol" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,374 in our German list, against #47,809 for "vas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "vas" and "vol". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vas" 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 #1,028,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vas" and "vol" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vas vs VN". Nearby pair

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list