solchen

/[ˈzɔlçn̩]/ unknown

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Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#894

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

solchen is anGermanunknown. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Demonstrativpronomens solch Pronounced [ˈzɔlçn̩]. It ranks #894 in German word frequency. Often confused with sollen and suchen.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of solchen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for solchen is 7 letters long, classified as anunknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɔlçn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #894 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for solchen, with forms such as "oslchen", "slochen", and "soclhen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "sollen", "suchen", "sollten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is solchen, spelled S-O-L-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for solchen

Misspelling Variants of "solchen"

oslchen7slochen7soclhen7solcchen8solcehn7solchenn8solchhen8solchne7
Misspelling Variants of "solchen"

Frequency rank: #894 in German

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.