Which to use
“völligen” and “völliger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,781
- “völligen” frequency rank
- #14,712
- “völliger” frequency rank
- 38493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | völligen | völliger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs völlig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs völlig |
Where the eye mixes völligen and völliger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. völligen and völliger follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: völligen vs völliger
A purely visual mix-up. völligen ([ˈfœlɪɡn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “völligen” becomes r in “völliger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
völligen is recorded at frequency rank #23,781, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfœlɪɡn̩]. 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 38493, this pair ranks #1,562,514 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of völligen vs völliger
Shared letters: egilvö. Private to "völligen": n. Private to "völliger": r.
"völligen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "völliger" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "völligen" and "völliger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "völligen" or "völliger"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "völligen" and "völliger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "völligen" 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 #1,562,514 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "völligen" and "völliger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "völligen vs vollsten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,562,514 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.