völlig

/ˈfœlɪç/

adverb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. completely, totally

    Built from voll (full) + the adjective suffix -ig.

    • Das ist völlig egal.

      That's completely irrelevant.

Made of

  • voll full

Similar words

total

total and völlig are close synonyms for "totally, completely," largely interchangeable.

vollkommen

völlig is used adverbially for "completely"; vollkommen can mean the same but more often describes something as flawless or perfect.

Practice

1 What does völlig mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ist ___ egal.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches völlig?

See also

adverbcompoundcore-vocabulary

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