vodvsVogtWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“vod” and “Vogt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,670
“vod” frequency rank
#10,007
“Vogt” frequency rank
55677
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vod Vogt
Definition Genitiv Plural des Substantivs voda herrschaftlicher, meist adeliger Beamter

Where the eye mixes vod and Vogt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. vod runs 3 letters (CVC) against Vogt's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch
vod
4 ch
Vogt

Visual trap between vod and Vogt

A purely visual mix-up. vod ([vɔt]) and Vogt ([foːkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vod is recorded at frequency rank #45,670, classified as anoun, pronounced [vɔt]. Vogt is at rank #10,007, tagged as anoun, pronounced [foːkt].

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 55677, this pair ranks #970,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vod vs Vogt

Shared letters: ov. Private to "vod": d. Private to "Vogt": gt.

"vod" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "Vogt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Vogt ← ovgt · vgot · voggt · vogtt · votg · vvogt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vod" for "Vogt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([vɔt] versus [foːkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vod" vs "Vogt" - which ranks higher?
"Vogt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,007 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.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "vod" and "Vogt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vod" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Vogt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #970,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vod" and "Vogt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vod vs voip". 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 #970,204 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