solution

[səˈluːʃən]

/[səˈluːʃən]/ noun

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The verdict

“solution” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,370. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,370
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lösung

Corpus desk

Index DE-solution · solution · German

solution · rank #34,370 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #34,370
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sofie

Nearest frequency peer: Sofie (-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 „solution“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „solution“ 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).

solution vs solutions
89% similar

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

Key facts for solution
PropertyValue
Headwordsolution
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[səˈluːʃən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,370
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „solution“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.solutionliegt 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: „Sofie“ (#34,369), „Sonderausgabe“ (#34,371), „Sonderstellung“ (#34,372). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „solution“ bei #34,370. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around solution (IPA [səˈluːʃən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,370 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for solution, with forms such as "oslution", "sloution", and "sollution". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "solutions", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is solution, spelled S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lösung
  2. 2
    Problemlösung, Lösung
  3. 3
    Auflösung, Lösung (eines Rätsels), Aufklärung (eines Kriminalfalles)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "You poured the whole bottle of solution away? Do you have any idea how long it takes to produce this amount of it?"
  2. "You don't say? That's the solution?"

Synonyms

result

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oslution
  • sloution
  • sollution
  • soltuion
  • soluiton
  • solutino
  • solutionn
  • solutoin
  • soluttion
  • soultion
  • ssolution

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oslution2sloution2sollution1soltuion2soluiton2solutino2solutionn1solutoin2
Edit distance from "solution"

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 "solution"?
"solution" is spelled S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [səˈluːʃən].
What does "solution" mean?
As a noun, "solution" means: Lösung
What words are commonly confused with "solution"?
"solution" is commonly confused with "solutions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "solution"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "solution" is [səˈluːʃən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "solution" come from?
"solution" 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 "solution", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list