Which to use
“vollen” and “völlig” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,930
- “vollen” frequency rank
- #610
- “völlig” frequency rank
- 4540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vollen | völlig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs voll | gänzlich, vollständig, im höchst möglichen Maß, Grad |
Where the eye mixes vollen and völlig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vollen and völlig follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses vollen with völlig
A purely visual mix-up. vollen ([ˈfɔlən]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vollen is recorded at frequency rank #3,930, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔlən]. 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 4540, this pair ranks #1,997,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vollen vs völlig
Shared letters: lv. Private to "vollen": eno. Private to "völlig": giö.
"vollen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "völlig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vollen ← ovllen · vlolen · voleln · volen · vollenn · vollne · vvollen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vollen" and "völlig" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vollen" or "völlig" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "vollen" 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 #1,997,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vollen" and "völlig" 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 #1,997,424 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.