Which to use
“mehrfach” and “mehrfache” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,031
- “mehrfach” frequency rank
- #20,663
- “mehrfache” frequency rank
- 22694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mehrfach | mehrfache |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf die gleiche Art öfter (nacheinander) auftretend; sich wiederholend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mehrfach |
Where the eye mixes mehrfach and mehrfache
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mehrfach runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCC) against mehrfache's 9 (CVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mehrfach vs mehrfache
A purely visual mix-up. mehrfach ([ˈmeːɐ̯fax]) and mehrfache ([ˈmeːɐ̯faxə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mehrfach” sits inside “mehrfache”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mehrfach is recorded at frequency rank #2,031, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmeːɐ̯fax]. mehrfache is at rank #20,663, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmeːɐ̯faxə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22694, this pair ranks #1,870,938 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mehrfach vs mehrfache
Shared letters: acefhmr. Private to "mehrfach": -. Private to "mehrfache": -.
"mehrfach" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "mehrfache" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mehrfach" for "mehrfache" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mehrfach" or "mehrfache"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mehrfach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mehrfache" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,870,938 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mehrfach" and "mehrfache" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mehrfache vs mehrfachen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,870,938 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.