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“volles” and “vollstes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,354
- “volles” frequency rank
- #41,562
- “vollstes” frequency rank
- 52916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volles | vollstes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs voll | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs voll |
Where the eye mixes volles and vollstes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. volles runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against vollstes's 8 (CVCCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between volles and vollstes
A purely visual mix-up. volles ([ˈfɔləs]) and vollstes ([ˈfɔlstəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52916, 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]. vollstes is at rank #41,562, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔlstəs].
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 52916, this pair ranks #1,078,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of volles vs vollstes
Shared letters: elosv. Private to "volles": -. Private to "vollstes": t.
"volles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vollstes" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "volles" and "vollstes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "volles" or "vollstes" show up more?
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 "volles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vollstes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,078,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volles" and "vollstes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vollsten vs vollstes". 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 #1,078,279 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.