solchen

[ˈzɔlçn̩]

/[ˈzɔlçn̩]/ unknown

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The verdict

“solchen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #894. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#894
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch

Corpus desk

Index DE-solchen · solchen · German

solchen · rank #894 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #894
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Russland

Nearest frequency peer: Russland (-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 „solchen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „solchen“ 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).

solchen vs sollen
71% similar
solchen vs suchen
71% similar
solchen vs sollten
71% similar

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

Key facts for solchen
PropertyValue
Headwordsolchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈzɔlçn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#894
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „solchen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.solchenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Russland“ (#893), „Staat“ (#895), „Regel“ (#892). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „solchen“ bei #894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around solchen (IPA [ˈzɔlçn̩]), anunknown. Corpus frequency is #894 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 20 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for solchen, with forms such as "oslchen", "slochen", and "soclhen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "sollen", "suchen", "sollten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is solchen, spelled S-O-L-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oslchen
  • slochen
  • soclhen
  • solcchen
  • solcehn
  • solchenn
  • solchhen
  • solchne
  • solhcen
  • sollchen
  • ssolchen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of solchen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oslchen2slochen2soclhen2solcchen1solcehn2solchenn1solchhen1solchne2
Edit distance from "solchen"

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 "solchen"?
"solchen" is spelled S-O-L-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔlçn̩].
What does "solchen" mean?
As an unknown, "solchen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch
What words are commonly confused with "solchen"?
"solchen" is commonly confused with "sollen", "suchen", "sollten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "solchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "solchen" is [ˈzɔlçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "solchen" come from?
"solchen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unserem#897Kindern#883Schüler#910Zeitung#919

Similar misspelling depth

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

gestellt11 variantserzählt11 variantsgedacht11 variantsProjekt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list