Which to use
“Volke” is a noun and “vollem” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,390
- “Volke” frequency rank
- #6,874
- “vollem” frequency rank
- 32264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Volke | vollem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Volk | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs voll |
Where the eye mixes Volke and vollem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Volke runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against vollem's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Volke vs vollem
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Volke is [ˈfɔlkə] while vollem is [ˈfɔləm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32264, 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]. vollem is at rank #6,874, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔləm].
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 32264, this pair ranks #1,711,319 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Volke vs vollem
Shared letters: elov. Private to "Volke": k. Private to "vollem": m.
"Volke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vollem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Volke" for "vollem" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Volke" or "vollem" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Volke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vollem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,711,319 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Volke" and "vollem" 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 #1,711,319 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.