Which to use
“toll” and “toller” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #785
- “toll” frequency rank
- #4,234
- “toller” frequency rank
- 5019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toll | toller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einfältig bis verrückt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs toll |
Where the eye mixes toll and toller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. toll runs 4 letters (CVCC) against toller'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 toller
A purely visual mix-up. toll ([tɔl]) and toller ([ˈtɔlɐ]) 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 “toller”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toll is recorded at frequency rank #785, classified as anadj, pronounced [tɔl]. toller is at rank #4,234, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔlɐ].
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 5019, this pair ranks #1,996,017 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of toll vs toller
Shared letters: lot. Private to "toll": -. Private to "toller": er.
"toll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "toller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "toll" and "toller" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "toll" vs "toller" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "toll" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,996,017 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toll" and "toller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toll vs Tons". 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 #1,996,017 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.