Which to use
“mehrfache” and “mehrfachen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,663
- “mehrfache” frequency rank
- #25,232
- “mehrfachen” frequency rank
- 45895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mehrfache | mehrfachen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mehrfach | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mehrfach |
Where the eye mixes mehrfache and mehrfachen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. mehrfache runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against mehrfachen's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mehrfache vs mehrfachen
A purely visual mix-up. mehrfache ([ˈmeːɐ̯faxə]) and mehrfachen ([ˈmeːɐ̯faxn̩]) 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) - “mehrfache” sits inside “mehrfachen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mehrfache is recorded at frequency rank #20,663, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmeːɐ̯faxə]. mehrfachen is at rank #25,232, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmeːɐ̯faxn̩].
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 45895, this pair ranks #1,337,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mehrfache vs mehrfachen
Shared letters: acefhmr. Private to "mehrfache": -. Private to "mehrfachen": n.
"mehrfache" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "mehrfachen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mehrfache ← emhrfache · mehfrache · mehhrfache · mehrafche · mehrfacche · mehrfaceh · mehrfachhe · mehrfahce
- mehrfachen ← emhrfachen · mehfrachen · mehhrfachen · mehrafchen · mehrfacchen · mehrfacehn · mehrfachenn · mehrfachhen
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "mehrfache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mehrfachen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,337,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mehrfache" and "mehrfachen" 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 #1,337,505 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.