Which to use
“Sohle” and “Stühle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,833
- “Sohle” frequency rank
- #10,574
- “Stühle” frequency rank
- 27407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sohle | Stühle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fußsohle, Unterseite des Fußes | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Stuhl |
Where the eye mixes Sohle and Stühle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Sohle ([ˈzoːlə]) and Stühle ([ˈʃtyːlə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27407, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sohle is recorded at frequency rank #16,833, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzoːlə]. Stühle is at rank #10,574, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtyːlə].
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 27407, this pair ranks #1,802,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sohle vs Stühle
Shared letters: ehls. Private to "Sohle": o. Private to "Stühle": tü.
"Sohle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Stühle" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Sohle ← oshle · shole · sohel · sohhle · sohlle · solhe · ssohle