Which to use
“tolles” and “totales” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,622
- “tolles” frequency rank
- #39,668
- “totales” frequency rank
- 43290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tolles | totales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs toll | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs total |
Where the eye mixes tolles and totales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tolles runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against totales's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tolles with totales
A purely visual mix-up. tolles ([ˈtɔləs]) and totales ([toˈtaːləs]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tolles is recorded at frequency rank #3,622, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔləs]. totales is at rank #39,668, tagged as anadj, pronounced [toˈtaːləs].
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 43290, this pair ranks #1,422,716 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tolles vs totales
Shared letters: elost. Private to "tolles": -. Private to "totales": a.
"tolles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "totales" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tolles" and "totales" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "tolles" or "totales" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tolles" and "totales" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tolles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "totales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,422,716 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tolles" and "totales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "totales vs totes". 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 #1,422,716 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.