voll

[fɔl]

/[fɔl]/ adj

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The verdict

“voll” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #591) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#591
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit etwas so vollständig gefüllt, dass absolut nichts mehr hinein passt oder hinein darf oder hinein gehört

Corpus desk

Index DE-voll · voll · German

voll · rank #591 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #591
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verstehen

Nearest frequency peer: verstehen (-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.

Frequency neighbours of confusable “voll”

Peers at similar corpus weight, separate from look-alike pairs below

corpus weight

What this shows Bars place “voll” against nearest ranked German headwords, not a reprint of the confusable-pair desk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

voll vs von
50% similar
voll vs vor
50% similar
voll vs vom
50% similar

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

Key facts for voll
PropertyValue
Headwordvoll
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɔl]
Letters4
Frequency rank#591
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “voll” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).vollliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „verstehen“ (#590), „wann“ (#592), „TO“ (#589). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for voll is neighbouring look-alikes ("von", "vor", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced [fɔl]. Frequency #591 among 4,163 “V” headwords. 6 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for voll, with forms such as "ovll", "vlol", and "vvoll". 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, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is voll, spelled V-O-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit etwas so vollständig gefüllt, dass absolut nichts mehr hinein passt oder hinein darf oder hinein gehört
  2. 2
    betrunken
  3. 3
    fast vollständig angefüllt mit etwas
  4. 4
    mit einem kräftigen, würzigen Aroma oder Geschmack
  5. 5
    mit einer dicklichen, rundlichen Figur
  6. 6
    ganz, uneingeschränkt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein voller Bus hält nicht mehr.
  2. Die Packung ist noch voll.

Synonyms

ausgebuchtbelegtbesetztgefülltabgefülltbesoffenblaubreithackezuvollerdrallfülligvölligvollständig

Antonyms

angebrochenleernüchternhager

This word in other languages

full(English)lleno(Español)plein(Français)repleto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovll
  • vlol
  • vvoll

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of voll - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ovll2vlol2vvoll1
Edit distance from "voll"

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 "voll"?
"voll" is spelled V-O-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔl].
What does "voll" mean?
As an adjective, "voll" means: mit etwas so vollständig gefüllt, dass absolut nichts mehr hinein passt oder hinein darf oder hinein gehört
What words are commonly confused with "voll"?
"voll" 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 "voll"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voll" is [fɔl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voll" come from?
"voll" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

wann#592Lage#584rein#605Ziel#576

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list