vollziehen

/[fɔlˈt͡siːən]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,205

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

vollziehen is aGermanverb. It means: etwas durchführen, in die Praxis umsetzen Pronounced [fɔlˈt͡siːən]. Often confused with vorziehen and vollzieht.

Key facts for vollziehen
PropertyValue
Headwordvollziehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɔlˈt͡siːən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#22,205
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of vollziehen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vollziehen is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɔlˈt͡siːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,205 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for vollziehen, with forms such as "ovllziehen", "vlolziehen", and "vollizehen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "vorziehen", "vollzieht", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is vollziehen, spelled V-O-L-L-Z-I-E-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas durchführen, in die Praxis umsetzen
  2. 2
    Schritt für Schritt ablaufen, geschehen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovllziehen,vlolziehen,vollizehen,vollzeihen,vollzieehn,vollziehenn,vollziehhen,vollziehne,vollziheen,vollzziehen,volziehen,volzliehen,vvollziehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vollziehen

Misspelling Variants of "vollziehen"

ovllziehen10vlolziehen10vollizehen10vollzeihen10vollzieehn10vollziehenn11vollziehhen11vollziehne10
Misspelling Variants of "vollziehen"

Frequency rank: #22,205 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vollziehen"?
"vollziehen" is spelled V-O-L-L-Z-I-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔlˈt͡siːən].
What does "vollziehen" mean?
As a verb, "vollziehen" means: etwas durchführen, in die Praxis umsetzen
What words are commonly confused with "vollziehen"?
"vollziehen" is commonly confused with "vorziehen", "vollzieht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vollziehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vollziehen" is [fɔlˈt͡siːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vollziehen" come from?
"vollziehen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.