sealsvsSollsConfusable pair

Which to use

“seals” and “Solls” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,123
“seals” frequency rank
#21,068
“Solls” frequency rank
63191
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature seals Solls
Definition Plural des Substantivs seal Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Soll

Letter map: seals vs Solls

Shared letters muted; letters that set seals and Solls apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. seals (CVVCC) and Solls (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
seals
5 ch
Solls

Corpus notes: seals and Solls

seals and Solls are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

seals is recorded at frequency rank #42,123, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Solls is at rank #21,068, tagged as anoun, pronounced [zɔls].

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 63191, this pair ranks #685,521 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of seals vs Solls

Shared letters: ls. Private to "seals": ae. Private to "Solls": o.

"seals" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "Solls" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • seals ← esals · sealls · sealss · seasl · selas · sseals
  • Solls ← oslls · slols · sollss · sols · solsl · ssolls

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "seals" for "Solls" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "seals" vs "Solls" - which ranks higher?
"Solls" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,068 in our German list, against #42,123 for "seals". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "seals" vs "Solls" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "seals" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Solls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #685,521 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "seals" and "Solls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs seals". 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 #685,521 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