Which to use
“völligen” and “völliges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,781
- “völligen” frequency rank
- #48,613
- “völliges” frequency rank
- 72394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | völligen | völliges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs völlig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs völlig |
Where the eye mixes völligen and völliges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. völligen and völliges 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 völliges
A purely visual mix-up. völligen ([ˈfœlɪɡn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “völligen” becomes s in “völliges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72394, 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]. 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 72394, this pair ranks #389,592 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of völligen vs völliges
Shared letters: egilvö. Private to "völligen": n. Private to "völliges": s.
"völligen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "völliges" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "völligen" and "völliges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "völligen" or "völliges" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "völligen" 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 #389,592 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "völligen" and "völliges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "völliges vs voriges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #389,592 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.