Which to use
“mehrfache” and “mehrfacher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,663
- “mehrfache” frequency rank
- #19,644
- “mehrfacher” frequency rank
- 40307
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mehrfache | mehrfacher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mehrfach | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mehrfach |
Where the eye mixes mehrfache and mehrfacher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. mehrfache runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against mehrfacher's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mehrfache vs mehrfacher
A purely visual mix-up. mehrfache ([ˈmeːɐ̯faxə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “mehrfache” sits inside “mehrfacher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40307, 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]. 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 40307, this pair ranks #1,512,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mehrfache vs mehrfacher
Shared letters: acefhmr. Private to "mehrfache": -. Private to "mehrfacher": -.
"mehrfache" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "mehrfacher" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mehrfache ← emhrfache · mehfrache · mehhrfache · mehrafche · mehrfacche · mehrfaceh · mehrfachhe · mehrfahce
- mehrfacher ← emhrfacher · mehfracher · mehhrfacher · mehrafcher · mehrfaccher · mehrfacehr · mehrfacherr · mehrfachher
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mehrfache" and "mehrfacher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mehrfache" or "mehrfacher"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mehrfache" 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 #1,512,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mehrfache" and "mehrfacher" 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 #1,512,236 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.