Which to use
“toll” and “tollem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #785
- “toll” frequency rank
- #44,973
- “tollem” frequency rank
- 45758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toll | tollem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einfältig bis verrückt | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs toll |
Where the eye mixes toll and tollem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. toll runs 4 letters (CVCC) against tollem's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses toll with tollem
A purely visual mix-up. toll ([tɔl]) and tollem ([ˈtɔləm]) 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 extra letter(s) - “toll” sits inside “tollem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toll is recorded at frequency rank #785, classified as anadj, pronounced [tɔl]. tollem is at rank #44,973, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔləm].
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 45758, this pair ranks #1,342,208 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of toll vs tollem
Shared letters: lot. Private to "toll": -. Private to "tollem": em.
"toll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "tollem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "toll" for "tollem" ever safe?
Which is more common, "toll" or "tollem"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "toll" and "tollem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "toll" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tollem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,342,208 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toll" and "tollem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tollem vs Totem". 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 #1,342,208 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.