scrollen

[ˈskʁɔlən]

/[ˈskʁɔlən]/ verb

The verdict

“scrollen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,052. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,052
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Bildausschnitt auf dem Bildschirm verschieben

Corpus desk

Index DE-scrollen · scrollen · German

scrollen · rank #27,052 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,052
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schützenfest

Nearest frequency peer: Schützenfest (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „scrollen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „scrollen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

scrollen vs sollen
75% similar
scrollen vs Stollen
63% similar
scrollen vs Scholle
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for scrollen
PropertyValue
Headwordscrollen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈskʁɔlən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,052
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „scrollen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).scrollenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schützenfest“ (#27,051), „Seilen“ (#27,053), „Schülers“ (#27,050). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „scrollen“ bei #27,052. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around scrollen (IPA [ˈskʁɔlən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,052 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "den Bildausschnitt auf dem Bildschirm verschieben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for scrollen, with forms such as "csrollen", "sccrollen", and "scorllen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "sollen", "Stollen", "Scholle", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is scrollen, spelled S-C-R-O-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Bildausschnitt auf dem Bildschirm verschieben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how scrollen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die meisten Computermäuse haben ein Mausrad, mit dessen Hilfe man schnell und einfach nach oben und unten scrollen kann.
  2. „Die meisten Benutzer scrollen nicht oder nur wenig. Unsere scrollenden Benutzer scrollten durchschnittlich durch 1,3 Bildschirme.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csrollen
  • sccrollen
  • scorllen
  • scrlolen
  • scroleln
  • scrolen
  • scrollenn
  • scrollne
  • scrrollen
  • srcollen
  • sscrollen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of scrollen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

csrollen2sccrollen1scorllen2scrlolen2scroleln2scrolen1scrollenn1scrollne2
Edit distance from "scrollen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "scrollen"?
"scrollen" is spelled S-C-R-O-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈskʁɔlən].
What does "scrollen" mean?
As a verb, "scrollen" means: den Bildausschnitt auf dem Bildschirm verschieben
What words are commonly confused with "scrollen"?
"scrollen" is commonly confused with "sollen", "Stollen", "Scholle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "scrollen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scrollen" is [ˈskʁɔlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scrollen" come from?
"scrollen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "scrollen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list