Which to use
“voll” is an adjective and “vom” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #591
- “voll” frequency rank
- #88
- “vom” frequency rank
- 679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voll | vom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit etwas so vollständig gefüllt, dass absolut nichts mehr hinein passt oder hinein darf oder hinein gehört | von dem |
Where the eye mixes voll and vom
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: voll vs vom
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voll is [fɔl] while vom is [fɔm]. 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 (adjective vs abbrev), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voll is recorded at frequency rank #591, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɔl]. vom is at rank #88, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [fɔm].
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 679, this pair ranks #2,005,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voll vs vom
Shared letters: ov. Private to "voll": l. Private to "vom": m.
"voll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "vom" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- voll ← ovll · vlol · vvoll
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "voll" and "vom" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "voll" or "vom" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "voll" and "vom" 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 "vom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,005,504 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voll" and "vom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voip vs voll". 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 #2,005,504 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.