Which to use
“tollem” and “tolles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,973
- “tollem” frequency rank
- #3,622
- “tolles” frequency rank
- 48595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tollem | tolles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs toll | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs toll |
Where the eye mixes tollem and tolles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tollem and tolles 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 tolles
A purely visual mix-up. tollem ([ˈtɔləm]) and tolles ([ˈtɔləs]) 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 s in “tolles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48595, 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]. tolles is at rank #3,622, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔləs].
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 48595, this pair ranks #1,242,704 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tollem vs tolles
Shared letters: elot. Private to "tollem": m. Private to "tolles": s.
"tollem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tolles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tollem" and "tolles" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tollem" vs "tolles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tollem" and "tolles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tollem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tolles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,242,704 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tollem" and "tolles" 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 #1,242,704 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.