Which to use
“völlig” and “völliger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #610
- “völlig” frequency rank
- #14,712
- “völliger” frequency rank
- 15322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | völlig | völliger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gänzlich, vollständig, im höchst möglichen Maß, Grad | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs völlig |
Where the eye mixes völlig and völliger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. völlig runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against völliger's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: völlig vs völliger
A purely visual mix-up. völlig ([ˈfœlɪç]) and völliger ([ˈfœlɪɡɐ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “völlig” sits inside “völliger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
völlig is recorded at frequency rank #610, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfœlɪç]. völliger is at rank #14,712, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfœlɪɡɐ].
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 15322, this pair ranks #1,944,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of völlig vs völliger
Shared letters: gilvö. Private to "völlig": -. Private to "völliger": er.
"völlig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "völliger" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "völlig" for "völliger" ever safe?
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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 "völlig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "völliger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,944,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "völlig" and "völliger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "völliger vs völliges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,944,769 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.