VolkvsVossTell them apart

Which to use

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

#1,215
“Volk” frequency rank
#10,773
“Voss” frequency rank
11988
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Volk Voss
Definition viele gleichartige Leute Fuchs

Letter map: Volk vs Voss

Shared letters muted; letters that set Volk and Voss apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Volk
4 ch
Voss

Spelling & dictionary notes on Volk vs Voss

Volk and Voss are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11988, 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]. Voss is at rank #10,773, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 11988, this pair ranks #1,966,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Volk vs Voss

Shared letters: ov. Private to "Volk": kl. Private to "Voss": s.

"Volk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Voss" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Volkovlk · vlok · vokl · volkk · vollk · vvolk
  • Vossovss · voß · vsos · vvoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Volk" and "Voss" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Volk" vs "Voss" - which ranks higher?
"Volk" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,215 in our German list, against #10,773 for "Voss". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "Volk" vs "Voss" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Volk" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Voss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,966,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Volk" and "Voss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Voss". 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 #1,966,818 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