Which to use
“volles” and “völlig” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,354
- “volles” frequency rank
- #610
- “völlig” frequency rank
- 11964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volles | völlig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs voll | gänzlich, vollständig, im höchst möglichen Maß, Grad |
Where the eye mixes volles and völlig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. volles and völlig follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between volles and völlig
A purely visual mix-up. volles ([ˈfɔləs]) and völlig ([ˈfœlɪç]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11964, 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]. völlig is at rank #610, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfœlɪç].
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 11964, this pair ranks #1,966,946 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of volles vs völlig
Shared letters: lv. Private to "volles": eos. Private to "völlig": giö.
"volles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "völlig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- volles ← ovlles · vloles · volels · voles · volless · vollse · vvolles
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "volles" and "völlig" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "volles" vs "völlig" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "volles" and "völlig" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "volles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "völlig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,946 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volles" and "völlig" 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 #1,966,946 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.