Which to use
“völlige” and “völliger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,600
- “völlige” frequency rank
- #14,712
- “völliger” frequency rank
- 31312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | völlige | völliger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs völlig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs völlig |
Where the eye mixes völlige and völliger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. völlige runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against völliger's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses völlige with völliger
A purely visual mix-up. völlige ([ˈfœlɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “völlige” sits inside “völliger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
völlige is recorded at frequency rank #16,600, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfœlɪɡə]. 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 31312, this pair ranks #1,730,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of völlige vs völliger
Shared letters: egilvö. Private to "völlige": -. Private to "völliger": r.
"völlige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "völliger" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "völlige" and "völliger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "völlige" or "völliger" 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 "völlige" 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 #1,730,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "völlige" and "völliger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "völlige vs völliges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,730,668 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.