völligervsvölligesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,712
“völliger” frequency rank
#48,613
“völliges” frequency rank
63325
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature völliger völliges
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs völlig Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs völlig

Where the eye mixes völliger and völliges

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. völliger and völliges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
völliger
8 ch
völliges

Look-alike desk: völliger vs völliges

A purely visual mix-up. völliger ([ˈfœlɪɡɐ]) 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 - r in “völliger” becomes s in “völliges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

völliger is recorded at frequency rank #14,712, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfœlɪɡɐ]. 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 63325, this pair ranks #680,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of völliger vs völliges

Shared letters: egilvö. Private to "völliger": r. Private to "völliges": s.

"völliger" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "völliges" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "völliger" for "völliges" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfœlɪɡɐ] versus [ˈfœlɪɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "völliger" vs "völliges" - which ranks higher?
"völliger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,712 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 "völliger" 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 #680,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "völliger" and "völliges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "völliges vs voriges". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #680,733 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