VollgasvsvölligesConfusable pair

Quick tell: Vollgas is a noun, völliges is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Vollgas” is a noun and “völliges” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,458
“Vollgas” frequency rank
#48,613
“völliges” frequency rank
66071
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Vollgas völliges
Definition höchstmögliche Beschleunigung/Geschwindigkeit Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs völlig

Where the eye mixes Vollgas and völliges

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Vollgas
8 ch
völliges

Visual trap between Vollgas and völliges

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Vollgas is [ˈfɔlˌɡaːs] while völliges is [ˈfœlɪɡəs]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Vollgas is recorded at frequency rank #17,458, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔlˌɡaːs]. völliges is at rank #48,613, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfœlɪɡəs].

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 66071, this pair ranks #585,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Vollgas vs völliges

Shared letters: glsv. Private to "Vollgas": ao. Private to "völliges": eiö.

"Vollgas" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "völliges" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Vollgasovllgas · vlolgas · volgas · volglas · vollags · vollgass · vollggas · vollgsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Vollgas" and "völliges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Vollgas" is a noun and "völliges" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Vollgas" vs "völliges" - which ranks higher?
"Vollgas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,458 in our German list, against #48,613 for "völliges". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Vollgas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "völliges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #585,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Vollgas" and "völliges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "völliges vs voriges". 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 #585,561 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list