Which to use
“Volke” and “Völkern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,390
- “Volke” frequency rank
- #15,260
- “Völkern” frequency rank
- 40650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Volke | Völkern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Volk | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Volk |
Where the eye mixes Volke and Völkern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Volke runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Völkern's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Volke and Völkern
A purely visual mix-up. Volke ([ˈfɔlkə]) and Völkern ([ˈfœlkɐn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Volke is recorded at frequency rank #25,390, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔlkə]. Völkern is at rank #15,260, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfœlkɐn].
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 40650, this pair ranks #1,502,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Volke vs Völkern
Shared letters: eklv. Private to "Volke": o. Private to "Völkern": nrö.
"Volke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Völkern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Volke ← ovlke · vloke · vokle · volek · volkke · vollke · vvolke
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Volke" for "Völkern" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Volke" or "Völkern"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Volke" and "Völkern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Volke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Völkern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,502,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Volke" and "Völkern" 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 #1,502,336 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.