Which to use
“vollen” is an adjective and “voten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,930
- “vollen” frequency rank
- #32,856
- “voten” frequency rank
- 36786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vollen | voten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs voll | abstimmen, wählen |
Where the eye mixes vollen and voten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vollen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against voten's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vollen vs voten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vollen is [ˈfɔlən] while voten is [ˈvoːtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36786, 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]. voten is at rank #32,856, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvoːtn̩].
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 36786, this pair ranks #1,606,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vollen vs voten
Shared letters: enov. Private to "vollen": l. Private to "voten": t.
"vollen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "voten" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vollen" and "voten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vollen" vs "voten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vollen" and "voten" 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 "voten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,606,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vollen" and "voten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Velten vs voten". 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 #1,606,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.