Solothurn
[ˈzoːlotʊʁn]
The verdict
“Solothurn” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,429. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,429
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hauptstadt des gleichnamigen Schweizer Kantons
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Solothurn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈzoːlotʊʁn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #21,429 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Solothurn” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Solothurn (IPA [ˈzoːlotʊʁn]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #21,429 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Solothurn, with forms such as "oslothurn", "sloothurn", and "sollothurn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Solothurn, spelled S-O-L-O-T-H-U-R-N.
Definition
- 1Hauptstadt des gleichnamigen Schweizer Kantons
- 2Schweizer Kanton
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- oslothurn
- sloothurn
- sollothurn
- solohturn
- solothhurn
- solothrun
- solothunr
- solothurnn
- solothurrn
- solotthurn
- solotuhrn
- soltohurn
- soolthurn
- ssolothurn
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Solothurn - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Solothurn”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-O-L-O-T-H-U-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzoːlotʊʁn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.