Which to use
“Wohle” and “Wolle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,000
- “Wohle” frequency rank
- #2,631
- “Wolle” frequency rank
- 17631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wohle | Wolle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Wohl | aus Tierhaaren gewonnenes Produkt für die Herstellung von Garn |
Where the eye mixes Wohle and Wolle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Wohle vs Wolle
A purely visual mix-up. Wohle ([ˈvoːlə]) and Wolle ([ˈvɔlə]) 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 - h in “Wohle” becomes l in “Wolle”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wohle is recorded at frequency rank #15,000, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvoːlə]. Wolle is at rank #2,631, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɔlə].
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 17631, this pair ranks #1,925,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wohle vs Wolle
Shared letters: elow. Private to "Wohle": h. Private to "Wolle": -.
"Wohle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Wolle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Wohle" for "Wolle" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Wohle" vs "Wolle" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wohle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wolle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,925,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wohle" and "Wolle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wehte vs Wohle". 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 #1,925,680 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.