Sulz

[zʊlt͡s]

/[zʊlt͡s]/ noun

The verdict

“Sulz” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,234. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,234
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stücke von Fleisch, Fisch oder Gemüse in eingedickter Brühe (Aspik/Gallert/Gelee), welche auch als Sulz bezeichnet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-sulz · Sulz · German

Sulz · rank #37,234 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,234
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stöhnt

Nearest frequency peer: stöhnt (-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 „Sulz“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sulz“ 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).

Sulz vs SZ
25% similar
Sulz vs sur
25% similar
Sulz vs Sun
50% similar

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

Key facts for Sulz
PropertyValue
HeadwordSulz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zʊlt͡s]
Letters4
Frequency rank#37,234
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sulz“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sulzliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „stöhnt“ (#37,233), „südkoreanische“ (#37,235), „Städtepartnerschaft“ (#37,232). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sulz“ bei #37,234. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Sulz (IPA [zʊlt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,234 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stücke von Fleisch, Fisch oder Gemüse in eingedickter Brühe (Aspik/Gallert/Gelee), welche auch als Sulz bezeichnet wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sulz, with forms such as "sluz", "ssulz", and "sullz". 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, "SZ", "sur", "Sun", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sulz, spelled S-U-L-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stücke von Fleisch, Fisch oder Gemüse in eingedickter Brühe (Aspik/Gallert/Gelee), welche auch als Sulz bezeichnet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Wasser darf nur leicht köcheln, nicht wallen, sonst wird die Sulz trüb.“
  2. „Fein und sehr gut abgeschmeckt, wurde die Sulz mit reichlich Ganserlfleisch serviert.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sluz
  • ssulz
  • sullz
  • sulzz
  • suzl
  • uslz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sluz2ssulz1sullz1sulzz1suzl2uslz2
Edit distance from "Sulz"

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 "Sulz"?
"Sulz" is spelled S-U-L-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [zʊlt͡s].
What does "Sulz" mean?
As a noun, "Sulz" means: Stücke von Fleisch, Fisch oder Gemüse in eingedickter Brühe (Aspik/Gallert/Gelee), welche auch als Sulz bezeichnet wird
What words are commonly confused with "Sulz"?
"Sulz" is commonly confused with "SZ", "sur", "Sun". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sulz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sulz" is [zʊlt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sulz" come from?
"Sulz" 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 "Sulz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list