Which to use
“voller” is a preposition and “vorder” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,310
- “voller” frequency rank
- #23,778
- “vorder” frequency rank
- 25088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voller | vorder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | angefüllt mit; mit sehr viel | sich vorne befindend, vorne liegend |
Where the eye mixes voller and vorder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: voller vs vorder
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voller is [ˈfɔlɐ] while vorder is [ˈfɔʁdɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25088, 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]. vorder is at rank #23,778, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔʁdɐ].
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 25088, this pair ranks #1,838,325 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voller vs vorder
Shared letters: eorv. Private to "voller": l. Private to "vorder": d.
"voller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vorder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voller" for "vorder" ever safe?
Frequency check: "voller" vs "vorder" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "voller" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,838,325 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voller" and "vorder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verde vs vorder". 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 #1,838,325 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.