vodvsVoltTell them apart

Which to use

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

#45,670
“vod” frequency rank
#12,625
“Volt” frequency rank
58295
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vod Volt
Definition Genitiv Plural des Substantivs voda Einheit der elektrischen Spannung

Where the eye mixes vod and Volt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
vod
4 ch
Volt

Why the eye confuses vod with Volt

A purely visual mix-up. vod ([vɔt]) and Volt ([vɔlt]) 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 58295, 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]. Volt is at rank #12,625, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vɔlt].

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 58295, this pair ranks #868,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vod vs Volt

Shared letters: ov. Private to "vod": d. Private to "Volt": lt.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Voltovlt · vlot · vollt · voltt · votl · vvolt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vod" and "Volt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([vɔt] versus [vɔlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vod" vs "Volt" - which ranks higher?
"Volt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,625 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

Eye-level mix-up between "vod" and "Volt" 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 "Volt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #868,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vod" and "Volt" 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 #868,330 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