Which to use
“voller” is a preposition and “volles” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,310
- “voller” frequency rank
- #11,354
- “volles” frequency rank
- 12664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voller | volles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | angefüllt mit; mit sehr viel | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs voll |
Where the eye mixes voller and volles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. voller and volles 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 voller with volles
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voller is [ˈfɔlɐ] while volles is [ˈfɔləs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “voller” becomes s in “volles”, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voller is recorded at frequency rank #1,310, classified as aprep, pronounced [ˈfɔlɐ]. volles is at rank #11,354, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔləs].
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 12664, this pair ranks #1,962,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voller vs volles
Shared letters: elov. Private to "voller": r. Private to "volles": s.
"voller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "volles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "voller" and "volles" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "voller" vs "volles" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "voller" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "volles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voller" and "volles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "volles vs völliges". 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 #1,962,812 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.