vollkommen

\ˈfɔlkɔmən\

/\ˈfɔlkɔmən\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parfait, complet.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vollkommen · vollkommen · French

vollkommen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 vollkommen
PropertyValue
Headwordvollkommen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈfɔlkɔmən\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vollkommen » en français

vollkommensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

vollkommen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈfɔlkɔmən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Parfait, complet.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vollkommen, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is vollkommen, spelled V-O-L-L-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parfait, complet.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Man hat unablässig zu beweisen versucht, daß die Frau dem Mann überlegen, unterlegen oder gleich sei: nach Adam erschaffen, ist sie offenkundig ein zweitrangiges Wesen, sagten die einen; im Gegenteil, sagten die anderen, Adam war nur ein Rohentwurf, und der vollkommene Mensch ist Gott erst gelungen, als er Eva schuf.
  2. Später erfuhr er, dass sie im Alter von zwanzig Jahren einen kleinen Jungen bekommen hatte, Louis, den sie allein erzog. Diese Verantwortung einer alleinstehenden Mutter erklärt, dachte André, die vollkommene Abwesenheit von Frivolität bei ihr.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vollkommen"?
"vollkommen" is spelled V-O-L-L-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈfɔlkɔmən\.
What does "vollkommen" mean?
As an adjective, "vollkommen" means: Parfait, complet.
How do you pronounce "vollkommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vollkommen" is \ˈfɔlkɔmən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vollkommen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list