Which to use
“Volk” and “Volke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,215
- “Volk” frequency rank
- #25,390
- “Volke” frequency rank
- 26605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Volk | Volke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | viele gleichartige Leute | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Volk |
Where the eye mixes Volk and Volke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Volk and Volke
A purely visual mix-up. Volk ([fɔlk]) and Volke ([ˈfɔlkə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Volk” sits inside “Volke”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Volk is recorded at frequency rank #1,215, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɔlk]. Volke is at rank #25,390, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔlkə].
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 26605, this pair ranks #1,815,466 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Volk vs Volke
Shared letters: klov. Private to "Volk": -. Private to "Volke": e.
"Volk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Volke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Volk" and "Volke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Volk" vs "Volke" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Volk" and "Volke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Volk" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Volke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,815,466 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Volk" and "Volke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Volke vs Volley". 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 #1,815,466 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.