Which to use
“voip” is a verb and “voll” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,359
- “voip” frequency rank
- #591
- “voll” frequency rank
- 49950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voip | voll |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs voipen | mit etwas so vollständig gefüllt, dass absolut nichts mehr hinein passt oder hinein darf oder hinein gehört |
Where the eye mixes voip and voll
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. voip (CVVC) and voll (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses voip with voll
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voip is [vɔɪ̯p] while voll is [fɔl]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voip is recorded at frequency rank #49,359, classified as averb, pronounced [vɔɪ̯p]. voll is at rank #591, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɔl].
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 49950, this pair ranks #1,192,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of voip vs voll
Shared letters: ov. Private to "voip": ip. Private to "voll": l.
"voip" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "voll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voip" for "voll" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "voip" or "voll" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "voip" and "voll" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "voip" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voll" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,192,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voip" and "voll" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voip vs voor". 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 #1,192,293 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.