Which to use
“vollen” and “völligen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,930
- “vollen” frequency rank
- #23,781
- “völligen” frequency rank
- 27711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vollen | völligen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs voll | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs völlig |
Where the eye mixes vollen and völligen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vollen with völligen
A purely visual mix-up. vollen ([ˈfɔlən]) and völligen ([ˈfœlɪɡn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27711, 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]. völligen is at rank #23,781, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfœlɪɡn̩].
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 27711, this pair ranks #1,797,157 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vollen vs völligen
Shared letters: elnv. Private to "vollen": o. Private to "völligen": giö.
"vollen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "völligen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vollen ← ovllen · vlolen · voleln · volen · vollenn · vollne · vvollen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vollen" and "völligen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vollen" or "völligen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vollen" and "völligen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vollen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "völligen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,797,157 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vollen" and "völligen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "völligen 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 #1,797,157 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.