SchollevsscrollenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Scholle is a noun, scrollen is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Scholle” is a noun and “scrollen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,452
“Scholle” frequency rank
#27,052
“scrollen” frequency rank
68504
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Scholle scrollen
Definition in allen Meeren verbreiteter, oft als Speisefisch genutzter Plattfisch mit stark abgeplattetem ovalem Körper, der an der Oberseite olivgrün bis dunkelbraun gefleckt und an der Unterseite weiß ist den Bildausschnitt auf dem Bildschirm verschieben

Where the eye mixes Scholle and scrollen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Scholle
8 ch
scrollen

Visual trap between Scholle and scrollen

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Scholle is [ˈʃɔlə] while scrollen is [ˈskʁɔlən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Scholle is recorded at frequency rank #41,452, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃɔlə]. scrollen is at rank #27,052, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈskʁɔlən].

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 68504, this pair ranks #505,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Scholle vs scrollen

Shared letters: celos. Private to "Scholle": h. Private to "scrollen": nr.

"Scholle" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV  ·  "scrollen" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Schollecsholle · sccholle · schholle · schlole · schole · scholel · scohlle · shcolle
  • scrollencsrollen · sccrollen · scorllen · scrlolen · scroleln · scrolen · scrollenn · scrollne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Scholle" and "scrollen" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Scholle" is a noun and "scrollen" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Scholle" vs "scrollen" - which ranks higher?
"scrollen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,052 in our German list, against #41,452 for "Scholle". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Scholle" and "scrollen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Scholle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "scrollen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #505,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Scholle" and "scrollen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Scholle vs schrille". 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 #505,604 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list