voidvsvosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#42,240
“void” frequency rank
#39,125
“vos” frequency rank
81365
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature void vos
Definition nichts sinnvolles oder nichts bewirkend Eure, Ihre

Where the eye mixes void and vos

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

4 ch
void
3 ch
vos

Look-alike desk: void vs vos

A purely visual mix-up. void ([vɔɪd]) and vos ([vo]) 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 81365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

void is recorded at frequency rank #42,240, classified as anadj, pronounced [vɔɪd]. vos is at rank #39,125, tagged as anadj, pronounced [vo].

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 81365, this pair ranks #177,190 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of void vs vos

Shared letters: ov. Private to "void": di. Private to "vos": s.

"void" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "vos" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • voidovid · viod · vodi · voidd · vvoid

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "void" and "vos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([vɔɪd] versus [vo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "void" or "vos"?
"vos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,125 in our German list, against #42,240 for "void". 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 "void" and "vos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "void" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #177,190 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "void" and "vos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "void 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 #177,190 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