Which to use
“volle” and “völlig” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,697
- “volle” frequency rank
- #610
- “völlig” frequency rank
- 3307
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volle | völlig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs voll | gänzlich, vollständig, im höchst möglichen Maß, Grad |
Where the eye mixes volle and völlig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. volle runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against völlig's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses volle with völlig
A purely visual mix-up. volle ([ˈfɔlə]) and völlig ([ˈfœlɪç]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3307, 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]. völlig is at rank #610, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfœlɪç].
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 3307, this pair ranks #2,000,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of volle vs völlig
Shared letters: lv. Private to "volle": eo. Private to "völlig": giö.
"volle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "völlig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- volle ← ovlle · vlole · vole · volel · vvolle
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "volle" and "völlig" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "volle" or "völlig"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "volle" and "völlig" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "volle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "völlig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volle" and "völlig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "volle 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
Confusion rank #2,000,494 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.