soll

[zɔl]

/[zɔl]/ verb

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The verdict

“soll” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #121) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#121
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sollen

Corpus desk

Index DE-soll · soll · German

soll · rank #121 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #121
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH seit

Nearest frequency peer: seit (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “soll”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “soll” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

soll vs son
50% similar
soll vs SQL
0% similar
soll vs Song
25% similar

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

Key facts for soll
PropertyValue
Headwordsoll
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[zɔl]
Letters4
Frequency rank#121
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “soll” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). soll lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for soll is neighbouring look-alikes ("son", "SQL", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [zɔl]. Frequency #121 among 8,027 “S” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for soll, with forms such as "osll", "slol", and "ssoll". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "son", "SQL", "Song", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is soll, spelled S-O-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sollen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sollen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osll
  • slol
  • ssoll

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of soll - 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.

osll2slol2ssoll1
Edit distance from "soll"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soll"?
"soll" is spelled S-O-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [zɔl].
What does "soll" mean?
As a verb, "soll" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sollen
What words are commonly confused with "soll"?
"soll" is commonly confused with "son", "SQL", "Song". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "soll"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soll" is [zɔl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soll" come from?
"soll" 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 "soll", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

seit#120kein#119dich#124mein#117
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list