vinvsvodTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#29,407
“vin” frequency rank
#45,670
“vod” frequency rank
75077
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vin vod
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs vij „(an)kommen“ Genitiv Plural des Substantivs voda

Letter map: vin vs vod

Shared letters muted; letters that set vin and vod apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
vin
3 ch
vod

Grammar separator: vin vs vod

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vin is averb and vodanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vin is recorded at frequency rank #29,407, classified as averb, pronounced […]. vod is at rank #45,670, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vɔt].

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 75077, this pair ranks #317,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vin vs vod

Shared letters: v. Private to "vin": in. Private to "vod": do.

"vin" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "vod" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vin" and "vod" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vin" is a verb and "vod" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "vin" or "vod" show up more?
"vin" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,407 in our German list, against #45,670 for "vod". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "vin" and "vod".

  • Full dictionary entry for "vin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vod" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #317,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vin" and "vod" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vod vs voip". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #317,013 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