vollevsvollemWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“volle” and “vollem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,697
“volle” frequency rank
#6,874
“vollem” frequency rank
9571
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature volle vollem
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs voll Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs voll

Where the eye mixes volle and vollem

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
volle
6 ch
vollem

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. volle ([ˈfɔlə]) and vollem ([ˈfɔləm]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “volle” sits inside “vollem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

volle is recorded at frequency rank #2,697, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔlə]. 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 9571, this pair ranks #1,979,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of volle vs vollem

Shared letters: elov. Private to "volle": -. Private to "vollem": m.

"volle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "vollem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • volleovlle · vlole · vole · volel · vvolle
  • vollemovllem · vlolem · volelm · volem · vollemm · vollme · vvollem

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "volle" and "vollem" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfɔlə] versus [ˈfɔləm]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "volle" or "vollem"?
"volle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,697 in our German list, against #6,874 for "vollem". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "volle" 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 #1,979,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "volle" and "vollem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vollem 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

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list