solchvsSollsConfusable pair

Quick tell: solch is a pronoun, Solls is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“solch” is a pronoun and “Solls” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,990
“solch” frequency rank
#21,068
“Solls” frequency rank
24058
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature solch Solls
Definition so geartet, so beschaffen Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Soll

Where the eye mixes solch and Solls

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
solch
5 ch
Solls

Look-alike desk: solch vs Solls

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: solch is [zɔlç] while Solls is [zɔls]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

solch is recorded at frequency rank #2,990, classified as apron, pronounced [zɔlç]. 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 24058, this pair ranks #1,852,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of solch vs Solls

Shared letters: los. Private to "solch": ch. Private to "Solls": -.

"solch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "Solls" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • solchoslch · sloch · soclh · solcch · solchh · solhc · sollch · ssolch
  • Sollsoslls · slols · sollss · sols · solsl · ssolls

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "solch" and "Solls" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "solch" is a pronoun and "Solls" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "solch" or "Solls" show up more?
"solch" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,990 in our German list, against #21,068 for "Solls". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "solch" 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 #1,852,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "solch" and "Solls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sola vs Solls". 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 #1,852,912 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