VoltvswolltConfusable pair

Quick tell: Volt is a noun, wollt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Volt” is a noun and “wollt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,625
“Volt” frequency rank
#1,718
“wollt” frequency rank
14343
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Volt wollt
Definition Einheit der elektrischen Spannung 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wollen

Same sound, different letters: Volt vs wollt

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.

4 ch
Volt
5 ch
wollt

Homophone desk: Volt vs wollt

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Volt and wollt carry the same recorded pronunciation, [vɔlt]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Volt is recorded at frequency rank #12,625, classified as anoun, pronounced [vɔlt]. wollt is at rank #1,718, tagged as averb, pronounced [vɔlt].

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 14343, this pair ranks #1,951,858 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Volt vs wollt

Shared letters: lot. Private to "Volt": v. Private to "wollt": w.

"Volt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "wollt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Voltovlt · vlot · vollt · voltt · votl · vvolt
  • wolltowllt · wlolt · wolltt · wolt · woltl · wwollt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Volt" for "wollt" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Volt" is a noun and "wollt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Volt" vs "wollt" - which ranks higher?
"wollt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,718 in our German list, against #12,625 for "Volt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Volt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "wollt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,951,858 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Volt" and "wollt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voip vs Volt". 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 #1,951,858 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