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“Vulkan” and “Vulkans” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,630
- “Vulkan” frequency rank
- #45,031
- “Vulkans” frequency rank
- 57661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vulkan | Vulkans |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Struktur, die entsteht, wenn Magma aus dem Inneren eines Planeten bis zur Oberfläche ansteigt | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Vulkan |
Where the eye mixes Vulkan and Vulkans
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Vulkan vs Vulkans
A purely visual mix-up. Vulkan ([vʊlˈkaːn]) and Vulkans ([vʊlˈkaːns]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Vulkan” sits inside “Vulkans”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vulkan is recorded at frequency rank #12,630, classified as anoun, pronounced [vʊlˈkaːn]. Vulkans is at rank #45,031, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vʊlˈkaːns].
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 57661, this pair ranks #892,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Vulkan vs Vulkans
Shared letters: aklnuv. Private to "Vulkan": -. Private to "Vulkans": s.
"Vulkan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Vulkans" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Vulkan" and "Vulkans" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Vulkan" or "Vulkans" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vulkan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Vulkans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #892,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vulkan" and "Vulkans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vulkane vs Vulkans". 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 #892,647 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.