Which to use
“volles” is an adjective and “Vollgas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,354
- “volles” frequency rank
- #17,458
- “Vollgas” frequency rank
- 28812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volles | Vollgas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs voll | höchstmögliche Beschleunigung/Geschwindigkeit |
Where the eye mixes volles and Vollgas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. volles runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Vollgas's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between volles and Vollgas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: volles is [ˈfɔləs] while Vollgas is [ˈfɔlˌɡaːs]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
volles is recorded at frequency rank #11,354, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔləs]. Vollgas is at rank #17,458, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔlˌɡaːs].
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 28812, this pair ranks #1,778,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of volles vs Vollgas
Shared letters: losv. Private to "volles": e. Private to "Vollgas": ag.
"volles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Vollgas" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "volles" and "Vollgas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "volles" or "Vollgas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "volles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Vollgas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,778,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volles" and "Vollgas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vollgas 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 #1,778,153 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.