Which to use
“völligen” is an adjective and “Vorlagen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,781
- “völligen” frequency rank
- #9,117
- “Vorlagen” frequency rank
- 32898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | völligen | Vorlagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs völlig | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Vorlage |
Where the eye mixes völligen and Vorlagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. völligen and Vorlagen 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 Vorlagen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: völligen is [ˈfœlɪɡn̩] while Vorlagen is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32898, 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]. Vorlagen is at rank #9,117, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaːɡn̩].
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 32898, this pair ranks #1,697,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of völligen vs Vorlagen
Shared letters: eglnv. Private to "völligen": iö. Private to "Vorlagen": aor.
"völligen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "Vorlagen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Vorlagen ← ovrlagen · volragen · voralgen · vorlaegn · vorlagenn · vorlaggen · vorlagne · vorlgaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "völligen" and "Vorlagen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "völligen" or "Vorlagen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "völligen" and "Vorlagen" 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 "Vorlagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,697,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "völligen" and "Vorlagen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "völligen vs vollsten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,697,647 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.