Which to use
“vollkommen” and “vollkommener” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,791
- “vollkommen” frequency rank
- #34,977
- “vollkommener” frequency rank
- 36768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vollkommen | vollkommener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | perfekt, ganz ohne Fehler | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vollkommen |
Where the eye mixes vollkommen and vollkommener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. vollkommen runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against vollkommener's 12 (CVCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vollkommen with vollkommener
A purely visual mix-up. vollkommen ([ˈfɔlkɔmən]) and vollkommener ([ˈfɔlkɔmənɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “vollkommen” sits inside “vollkommener”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vollkommen is recorded at frequency rank #1,791, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔlkɔmən]. vollkommener is at rank #34,977, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔlkɔmənɐ].
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 36768, this pair ranks #1,607,165 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vollkommen vs vollkommener
Shared letters: eklmnov. Private to "vollkommen": -. Private to "vollkommener": r.
"vollkommen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "vollkommener" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vollkommen ← ovllkommen · vlolkommen · volklommen · volkommen · vollkkommen · vollkmomen · vollkomemn · vollkomen
- vollkommener ← ovllkommener · vlolkommener · volklommener · volkommener · vollkkommener · vollkmomener · vollkomemner · vollkomener
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vollkommen" for "vollkommener" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vollkommen" or "vollkommener"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vollkommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vollkommener" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,607,165 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vollkommen" and "vollkommener" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vollkommenen vs vollkommener". 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 #1,607,165 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.