Which to use
“Sohle” and “Sühne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,833
- “Sohle” frequency rank
- #41,488
- “Sühne” frequency rank
- 58321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sohle | Sühne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fußsohle, Unterseite des Fußes | eine Wiedergutmachung, eine Genugtuung, eine Leistung für ein begangenes Unrecht oder ein Verschulden |
Where the eye mixes Sohle and Sühne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Sohle and Sühne follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Sohle with Sühne
A purely visual mix-up. Sohle ([ˈzoːlə]) and Sühne ([ˈzyːnə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58321, 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]. Sühne is at rank #41,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzyːnə].
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 58321, this pair ranks #867,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Sohle vs Sühne
Shared letters: ehs. Private to "Sohle": lo. Private to "Sühne": nü.
"Sohle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Sühne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Sohle ← oshle · shole · sohel · sohhle · sohlle · solhe · ssohle
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Sohle" for "Sühne" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Sohle" or "Sühne"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sohle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sühne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #867,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sohle" and "Sühne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sohns vs Sühne". 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 #867,326 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.