Polyglot Dictionary

vollkommen

/fɔlˈkɔmən/

adjective B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. perfect, complete

    Built from voll (full) + kommen (to come); also used adverbially to mean "completely," close to völlig.

    • Das war ein vollkommener Erfolg.

      That was a complete success.

Similar words

völlig

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

Similar in other languages

English

utter

Close — perfect, complete relates to utter.

English

flawless

Close — perfect, complete relates to flawless.

English

immaculate

Close — perfect, complete relates to immaculate.

Practice

1 What does vollkommen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches vollkommen?

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