Which to use
“Völkern” is a noun and “vollen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,260
- “Völkern” frequency rank
- #3,930
- “vollen” frequency rank
- 19190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Völkern | vollen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Volk | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs voll |
Where the eye mixes Völkern and vollen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Völkern runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against vollen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Völkern vs vollen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Völkern is [ˈfœlkɐn] while vollen is [ˈfɔlən]. 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 19190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Völkern is recorded at frequency rank #15,260, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfœlkɐn]. vollen is at rank #3,930, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔlən].
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 19190, this pair ranks #1,910,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Völkern vs vollen
Shared letters: elnv. Private to "Völkern": krö. Private to "vollen": o.
"Völkern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "vollen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vollen ← ovllen · vlolen · voleln · volen · vollenn · vollne · vvollen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Völkern" and "vollen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Völkern" or "vollen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Völkern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vollen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,910,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Völkern" and "vollen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vollen vs vollsten". 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 #1,910,914 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.