Which to use
“vieles” and “volles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,909
- “vieles” frequency rank
- #11,354
- “volles” frequency rank
- 13263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vieles | volles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs viel | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs voll |
Where the eye mixes vieles and volles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vieles (CVVCVC) and volles (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: vieles vs volles
A purely visual mix-up. vieles ([ˈfiːləs]) and volles ([ˈfɔləs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vieles is recorded at frequency rank #1,909, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːləs]. volles is at rank #11,354, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔləs].
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 13263, this pair ranks #1,959,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vieles vs volles
Shared letters: elsv. Private to "vieles": i. Private to "volles": o.
"vieles" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "volles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vieles" and "volles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vieles" or "volles" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vieles" and "volles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vieles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "volles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vieles" and "volles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "volles vs völliges". 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 #1,959,072 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.