Which to use
“mehrfach” and “mehrfacher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,031
- “mehrfach” frequency rank
- #19,644
- “mehrfacher” frequency rank
- 21675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mehrfach | mehrfacher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf die gleiche Art öfter (nacheinander) auftretend; sich wiederholend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mehrfach |
Where the eye mixes mehrfach and mehrfacher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mehrfach runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCC) against mehrfacher's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mehrfach and mehrfacher
A purely visual mix-up. mehrfach ([ˈmeːɐ̯fax]) and mehrfacher ([ˈmeːɐ̯faxɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “mehrfach” sits inside “mehrfacher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21675, 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]. mehrfacher is at rank #19,644, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmeːɐ̯faxɐ].
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 21675, this pair ranks #1,883,455 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mehrfach vs mehrfacher
Shared letters: acefhmr. Private to "mehrfach": -. Private to "mehrfacher": -.
"mehrfach" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "mehrfacher" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mehrfach ← emhrfach · mehfrach · mehhrfach · mehrafch · mehrfacch · mehrfachh · mehrfahc · mehrfcah
- mehrfacher ← emhrfacher · mehfracher · mehhrfacher · mehrafcher · mehrfaccher · mehrfacehr · mehrfacherr · mehrfachher
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mehrfach" for "mehrfacher" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mehrfach" and "mehrfacher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mehrfach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mehrfacher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,883,455 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mehrfach" and "mehrfacher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mehrfachen vs mehrfacher". 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 #1,883,455 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.