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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "voices" and "Volkes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "voices" or "Volkes"?
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.