Which to use
“scrollen” and “sollen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,052
- “scrollen” frequency rank
- #291
- “sollen” frequency rank
- 27343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scrollen | sollen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den Bildausschnitt auf dem Bildschirm verschieben | um das Erteilen eines Befehls oder Auftrags auszudrücken |
Where the eye mixes scrollen and sollen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: scrollen vs sollen
A purely visual mix-up. scrollen ([ˈskʁɔlən]) and sollen ([ˈzɔlən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scrollen is recorded at frequency rank #27,052, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈskʁɔlən]. sollen is at rank #291, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzɔlən].
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 27343, this pair ranks #1,803,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of scrollen vs sollen
Shared letters: elnos. Private to "scrollen": cr. Private to "sollen": -.
"scrollen" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "sollen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "scrollen" for "sollen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "scrollen" or "sollen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "scrollen" and "sollen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "scrollen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sollen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,803,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scrollen" and "sollen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schellen vs scrollen". 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 #1,803,313 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.