WölfevswolltWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#8,491
“Wölfe” frequency rank
#1,718
“wollt” frequency rank
10209
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Wölfe wollt
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wolf 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wollen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Wölfe and wollt apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Wölfe
5 ch
wollt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Wölfe is [ˈvœlfə] while wollt is [vɔlt]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Wölfe is recorded at frequency rank #8,491, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvœlfə]. 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 10209, this pair ranks #1,976,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Wölfe vs wollt

Shared letters: lw. Private to "Wölfe": efö. Private to "wollt": ot.

"Wölfe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "wollt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • wolltowllt · wlolt · wolltt · wolt · woltl · wwollt

Frequency comparison

Wölfe#8,491
wollt#1,718

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Wölfe" and "wollt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Wölfe" is a noun and "wollt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Wölfe" or "wollt"?
"wollt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,718 in our German list, against #8,491 for "Wölfe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Wölfe vs wollt

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Wölfe”; for a verb, it's “wollt”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Wölfe” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list