Volk

Name: Volk, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[fɔlk]

/[fɔlk]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Volk” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,215. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,215
frequency rank, German: 4,163
“V” headwords: 6
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - viele gleichartige Leute

Corpus desk

Index DE-volk · Volk · German

Volk · rank #1,215 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #1,215
LEN-MID 4 letters
VOW-1 1 vowel
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 6 variants
BOOK-MID 4,163
PHOTO-FINISH unterstützt

Nearest frequency peer: unterstützt (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Tiere

98,789
trägt

98,788
unterstützt

98,787
Volk

98,786
Website

98,785
wenigen

98,784

What this shows „Volk“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Volk vs von

25% similar

Volk vs vor

25% similar

Volk vs vom

25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Volk
Property	Value
Headword	Volk
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[fɔlk]
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#1,215
Misspellings tracked	6
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Volk“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Volkliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1,215

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unterstützt“ (#1,214), „Website“ (#1,216), „trägt“ (#1,213). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Volk“ bei #1,215. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Volk (IPA [fɔlk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,215 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Volk, with forms such as "ovlk", "vlok", and "vokl". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "von", "vor", "vom", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Volk, spelled V-O-L-K.

Definition

1
viele gleichartige Leute
2
Gruppe von Menschen mit einer gemeinsamen Kultur, Sprache und Geschichte oder derselben Abstammung
3
die unteren und mittleren Schichten der Bevölkerung
4
Leute desselben Staates
5
zusammenlebende Gruppe gleichartiger Tiere

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Volk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Nein danke, mit so einem Volk will ich nichts zu tun haben.
Der ehemalige Politiker behauptete, dass er sich lediglich für sein Volk eingesetzt hat.

This word in other languages

people(English)pueblo(Español)peuple(Français)povo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ovlk
vlok
vokl
volkk
vollk
vvolk

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Volk - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Volk"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Volk"?

"Volk" is spelled V-O-L-K. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔlk].

What does "Volk" mean?

As a noun, "Volk" means: viele gleichartige Leute

What words are commonly confused with "Volk"?

"Volk" is commonly confused with "von", "vor", "vom". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Volk"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Volk" is [fɔlk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Volk" come from?

"Volk" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Volk", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lust#1,205 Paul#1,237 Hund#1,184 Arzt#1,176

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Tiere6 variants könnt6 variants freie6 variants Plan6 variants