Which to use
“tollem” and “toller” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,973
- “tollem” frequency rank
- #4,234
- “toller” frequency rank
- 49207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tollem | toller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs toll | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs toll |
Where the eye mixes tollem and toller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tollem and toller follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses tollem with toller
A purely visual mix-up. tollem ([ˈtɔləm]) 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 a single letter - m in “tollem” becomes r in “toller”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tollem is recorded at frequency rank #44,973, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔləm]. 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 49207, this pair ranks #1,220,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tollem vs toller
Shared letters: elot. Private to "tollem": m. Private to "toller": r.
"tollem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "toller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tollem" and "toller" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tollem" vs "toller" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tollem" 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 #1,220,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tollem" and "toller" 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 #1,220,103 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.