Which to use
“voll” and “vollen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #591
- “voll” frequency rank
- #3,930
- “vollen” frequency rank
- 4521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voll | vollen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit etwas so vollständig gefüllt, dass absolut nichts mehr hinein passt oder hinein darf oder hinein gehört | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs voll |
Where the eye mixes voll and vollen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: voll vs vollen
A purely visual mix-up. voll ([fɔl]) and vollen ([ˈfɔlən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “voll” sits inside “vollen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voll is recorded at frequency rank #591, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɔl]. 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 4521, this pair ranks #1,997,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voll vs vollen
Shared letters: lov. Private to "voll": -. Private to "vollen": en.
"voll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "vollen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "voll" and "vollen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "voll" vs "vollen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "voll" and "vollen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "voll" 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 #1,997,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voll" 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 #1,997,472 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.