VliesvsvoicesWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#39,119
“Vlies” frequency rank
#37,294
“voices” frequency rank
76413
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Vlies voices
Definition Schafsfell 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs voice

Letter map: Vlies vs voices

Shared letters muted; letters that set Vlies and voices apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Vlies runs 5 letters (CCVVC) against voices's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Vlies
6 ch
voices

Role in the sentence - Vlies and voices

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Vlies is anoun and voicesaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Vlies is recorded at frequency rank #39,119, classified as anoun, pronounced [fliːs]. voices is at rank #37,294, tagged as averb, 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 76413, this pair ranks #284,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Vlies vs voices

Shared letters: eisv. Private to "Vlies": l. Private to "voices": co.

"Vlies" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC  ·  "voices" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Vlies ← viles · vleis · vliess · vlise · vllies · vvlies
  • voices ← ovices · vioces · vocies · voicces · voicess · voicse · voiecs · vvoices

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Vlies" for "voices" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Vlies" is a noun and "voices" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Vlies" vs "voices" - which ranks higher?
"voices" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,294 in our German list, against #39,119 for "Vlies". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "Vlies" vs "voices" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Vlies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "voices" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #284,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Vlies" and "voices" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs voices". 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 #284,503 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