Which to use
“vol” is a noun and “voll” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,374
- “vol” frequency rank
- #591
- “voll” frequency rank
- 6965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vol | voll |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Flug, des Tieres und der Maschine | mit etwas so vollständig gefüllt, dass absolut nichts mehr hinein passt oder hinein darf oder hinein gehört |
Letter map: vol vs voll
Shared letters muted; letters that set vol and voll apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - vol and voll
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vol is anoun and vollanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “vol” sits inside “voll”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vol is recorded at frequency rank #6,374, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. 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 6965, this pair ranks #1,989,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vol vs voll
Shared letters: lov. Private to "vol": -. Private to "voll": -.
"vol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "voll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- voll ← ovll · vlol · vvoll
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vol" and "voll" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
Pair "vol" vs "voll" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "vol" 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 #1,989,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vol" and "voll" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs vol". 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 #1,989,867 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.