Vollmond

[ˈfɔlˌmoːnt]

/[ˈfɔlˌmoːnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vollmond” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,430. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,430
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mond, der als runde Scheibe zu leuchten scheint

Corpus desk

Index DE-vollmond · Vollmond · German

Vollmond · rank #18,430 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,430
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vollidiot

Nearest frequency peer: Vollidiot (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Vollmond“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

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).

Vollmond vs Volland
75% similar

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

Key facts for Vollmond
PropertyValue
HeadwordVollmond
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔlˌmoːnt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,430
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vollmond“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Vollmondliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vollidiot“ (#18,429), „vormals“ (#18,431), „violett“ (#18,428). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vollmond“ bei #18,430. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Vollmond (IPA [ˈfɔlˌmoːnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,430 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vollmond, with forms such as "ovllmond", "vlolmond", and "vollmmond". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Volland", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Vollmond, spelled V-O-L-L-M-O-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mond, der als runde Scheibe zu leuchten scheint
  2. 2
    jene Mondphase, in welcher der Mond ganz seine beleuchtete Seite der Erde zuwendet
  3. 3
    Glatzkopf

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Vollmond kann mit einem guten Fernglas gut die Krater erkennen lassen.
  2. „Aber der Vollmond war reizend.“

Antonyms

Neumond

This word in other languages

full moon(English)luna llena(Español)pleine lune(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovllmond
  • vlolmond
  • vollmmond
  • vollmnod
  • vollmodn
  • vollmondd
  • vollmonnd
  • vollomnd
  • volmlond
  • volmond
  • vvollmond

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vollmond - 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.

ovllmond2vlolmond2vollmmond1vollmnod2vollmodn2vollmondd1vollmonnd1vollomnd2
Edit distance from "Vollmond"

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 "Vollmond"?
"Vollmond" is spelled V-O-L-L-M-O-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔlˌmoːnt].
What does "Vollmond" mean?
As a noun, "Vollmond" means: Mond, der als runde Scheibe zu leuchten scheint
What words are commonly confused with "Vollmond"?
"Vollmond" is commonly confused with "Volland". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vollmond"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vollmond" is [ˈfɔlˌmoːnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vollmond" come from?
"Vollmond" 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 "Vollmond", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

wanderte#18,433Zeitlang#18,446ungewiss#18,413zugehört#18,447

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Vollidiot11 variantsvormals11 variantsWindeln11 variantswählbar11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list