Which to use
“Troll” and “Trolle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,609
- “Troll” frequency rank
- #16,018
- “Trolle” frequency rank
- 28627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Troll | Trolle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meist schadenbringendes Geisterwesen in Riesen- oder Zwergengestalt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Troll |
Where the eye mixes Troll and Trolle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Troll runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against Trolle's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Troll and Trolle
A purely visual mix-up. Troll ([tʁɔl]) and Trolle ([ˈtʁɔlə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Troll” sits inside “Trolle”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Troll is recorded at frequency rank #12,609, classified as anoun, pronounced [tʁɔl]. Trolle is at rank #16,018, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʁɔlə].
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 28627, this pair ranks #1,781,403 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Troll vs Trolle
Shared letters: lort. Private to "Troll": -. Private to "Trolle": e.
"Troll" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Trolle" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Troll" for "Trolle" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Troll" vs "Trolle" - 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 "Troll" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Trolle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,781,403 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Troll" and "Trolle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tollem vs Trolle". 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 #1,781,403 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.