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“völlige” and “völliges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,600
“völlige” frequency rank
#48,613
“völliges” frequency rank
65213
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature völlige völliges
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs völlig Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs völlig

Where the eye mixes völlige and völliges

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. völlige runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against völliges's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
völlige
8 ch
völliges

Why the eye confuses völlige with völliges

A purely visual mix-up. völlige ([ˈfœlɪɡə]) and völliges ([ˈfœlɪɡəs]) 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 “völliges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65213, 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]. 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 65213, this pair ranks #614,654 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of völlige vs völliges

Shared letters: egilvö. Private to "völlige": -. Private to "völliges": s.

"völlige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "völliges" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "völlige" and "völliges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfœlɪɡə] versus [ˈfœlɪɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "völlige" vs "völliges" - which ranks higher?
"völlige" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,600 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.

Useful next steps

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 "völliges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #614,654 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "völlige" and "völliges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "völliges vs voriges". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #614,654 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