Völlerei

[fœləˈʁaɪ̯]

/[fœləˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Völlerei” is uncommon German (frequency #91,113 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,113
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Essen und Trinken im Übermaß

Corpus desk

Index DE-vollerei · Völlerei · German

Völlerei · rank #91,113 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,113
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vorzugsstimmen

Nearest frequency peer: Vorzugsstimmen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Völlerei“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Völlerei“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Völlerei
PropertyValue
HeadwordVöllerei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fœləˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,113
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Völlerei“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Völlereifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vorzugsstimmen“ (#91,112), „vorwegzunehmen“ (#91,111), „WAA“ (#91,115). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Völlerei“ bei #91,113. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Völlerei is uncommon German at frequency #91,113 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fœləˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Essen und Trinken im Übermaß".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Völlerei in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Völlerei, spelled V-Ö-L-L-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Essen und Trinken im Übermaß

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nach der weihnachtlichen Völlerei sehnen sich viele nach leichten Speisen.“
  2. „Wo das Lebensmittel zur Lebensmitte wird, da beginnt die Völlerei.“

Synonyms

FressereiSauferei

This word in other languages

gluttony(English)atracón(Español)

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 "Völlerei"?
"Völlerei" is spelled V-Ö-L-L-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [fœləˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Völlerei" mean?
As a noun, "Völlerei" means: Essen und Trinken im Übermaß
How do you pronounce "Völlerei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Völlerei" is [fœləˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Völlerei" come from?
"Völlerei" 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 "Völlerei", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Walfisch#91,120weigerst#91,131Verödung#91,085vertonte#91,080

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list