Which to use
“Wolke” and “Wolle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,595
- “Wolke” frequency rank
- #2,631
- “Wolle” frequency rank
- 13226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wolke | Wolle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | große Ansammlung von Wasserteilchen in der Troposphäre | aus Tierhaaren gewonnenes Produkt für die Herstellung von Garn |
Where the eye mixes Wolke and Wolle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Wolke vs Wolle
A purely visual mix-up. Wolke ([ˈvɔlkə]) and Wolle ([ˈvɔlə]) 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 - k in “Wolke” becomes l in “Wolle”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wolke is recorded at frequency rank #10,595, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɔlkə]. Wolle is at rank #2,631, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɔlə].
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 13226, this pair ranks #1,959,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wolke vs Wolle
Shared letters: elow. Private to "Wolke": k. Private to "Wolle": -.
"Wolke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Wolle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Wolke" and "Wolle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Wolke" or "Wolle"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Wolke" and "Wolle" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wolke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wolle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wolke" and "Wolle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "welke vs Wolke". 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 #1,959,306 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.