Which to use
“voll” is an adjective and “vote” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #591
- “voll” frequency rank
- #26,228
- “vote” frequency rank
- 26819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voll | vote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit etwas so vollständig gefüllt, dass absolut nichts mehr hinein passt oder hinein darf oder hinein gehört | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs voten |
Where the eye mixes voll and vote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between voll and vote
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voll is [fɔl] while vote is [ˈvoːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voll is recorded at frequency rank #591, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɔl]. vote is at rank #26,228, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvoːtə].
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 26819, this pair ranks #1,811,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voll vs vote
Shared letters: ov. Private to "voll": l. Private to "vote": et.
"voll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "vote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voll" for "vote" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "voll" or "vote" 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 "voll" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,811,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voll" and "vote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voip vs vote". 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 #1,811,898 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.