Which to use
“doll” and “dolle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,338
- “doll” frequency rank
- #31,002
- “dolle” frequency rank
- 44340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doll | dolle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | für toll | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs doll |
Where the eye mixes doll and dolle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: doll vs dolle
A purely visual mix-up. doll ([dɔl]) and dolle ([ˈdɔlə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “doll” sits inside “dolle”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doll is recorded at frequency rank #13,338, classified as anadj, pronounced [dɔl]. dolle is at rank #31,002, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɔlə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 44340, this pair ranks #1,389,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doll vs dolle
Shared letters: dlo. Private to "doll": -. Private to "dolle": e.
"doll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dolle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "doll" and "dolle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "doll" or "dolle" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "doll" and "dolle" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "doll" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dolle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,389,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doll" and "dolle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dolby vs dolle". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,389,371 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.