voluminös

[volumiˈnøːs]

/[volumiˈnøːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“voluminös” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Masse und mit deutlichem Umfang (Volumen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-voluminos · voluminös · German

voluminös · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for voluminös
PropertyValue
Headwordvoluminös
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[volumiˈnøːs]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “voluminös” sits in German frequency

voluminös falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

voluminös is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [volumiˈnøːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Masse und mit deutlichem Umfang (Volumen)".

Zero misspellings are on record for voluminös in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is voluminös, spelled V-O-L-U-M-I-N-Ö-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Masse und mit deutlichem Umfang (Volumen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ihr voluminöser Leib passte gerade so in den einzigen Sessel des Wartezimmers.
  2. „Sie ist Mitte dreißig, mittelgroß, misst etwa Einmeterundsiebzig, trägt ihr dunkelblondes Haar lang und offen, durch Dauerwelle voluminös aufgebauscht, eine richtige Löwenmähne.“

Antonyms

eingefallenschmalzusammengedrückt

This word in other languages

volumineux(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "voluminös"?
"voluminös" is spelled V-O-L-U-M-I-N-Ö-S. The IPA pronunciation is [volumiˈnøːs].
What does "voluminös" mean?
As an adjective, "voluminös" means: mit Masse und mit deutlichem Umfang (Volumen)
How do you pronounce "voluminös"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voluminös" is [volumiˈnøːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list