vielevsvilaConfusable pair

Quick tell: viele is a adjective, vila is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“viele” is an adjective and “vila” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#143
“viele” frequency rank
#48,600
“vila” frequency rank
48743
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature viele vila
Definition Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs viel das Dorf, die Ortschaft, der Marktflecken

Where the eye mixes viele and vila

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. viele runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against vila's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
viele
4 ch
vila

Visual trap between viele and vila

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: viele is [ˈfiːlə] while vila is [ˈbiɫə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

viele is recorded at frequency rank #143, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːlə]. vila is at rank #48,600, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbiɫə].

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 48743, this pair ranks #1,237,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of viele vs vila

Shared letters: ilv. Private to "viele": e. Private to "vila": a.

"viele" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "vila" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • viele ← ivele · veile · vieel · vielle · vilee · vviele
  • vila ← ivla · vial · vlia · vvila

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "viele" and "vila" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "viele" is an adjective and "vila" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "viele" vs "vila" - which ranks higher?
"viele" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #143 in our German list, against #48,600 for "vila". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "viele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vila" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,237,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "viele" and "vila" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vila 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 #1,237,332 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