voicesvsVolkesConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#37,294
“voices” frequency rank
#5,039
“Volkes” frequency rank
42333
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature voices Volkes
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs voice Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Volk

Letter map: voices vs Volkes

Shared letters muted; letters that set voices and Volkes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. voices (CVVCVC) and Volkes (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
voices
6 ch
Volkes

Role in the sentence - voices and Volkes

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: voices is averb and Volkesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

voices is recorded at frequency rank #37,294, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Volkes is at rank #5,039, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔlkəs].

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 42333, this pair ranks #1,452,608 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of voices vs Volkes

Shared letters: eosv. Private to "voices": ci. Private to "Volkes": kl.

"voices" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "Volkes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • voicesovices · vioces · vocies · voicces · voicess · voicse · voiecs · vvoices
  • Volkesovlkes · vlokes · vokles · voleks · volkess · volkkes · volkse · vollkes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "voices" and "Volkes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "voices" is a verb and "Volkes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "voices" or "Volkes"?
"Volkes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,039 in our German list, against #37,294 for "voices". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "voices" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Volkes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,452,608 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "voices" and "Volkes" 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 #1,452,608 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