Which to use
“mehrfachen” and “mehrfacher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,232
- “mehrfachen” frequency rank
- #19,644
- “mehrfacher” frequency rank
- 44876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mehrfachen | mehrfacher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mehrfach | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mehrfach |
Where the eye mixes mehrfachen and mehrfacher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. mehrfachen and mehrfacher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mehrfachen vs mehrfacher
A purely visual mix-up. mehrfachen ([ˈmeːɐ̯faxn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “mehrfachen” becomes r in “mehrfacher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mehrfachen is recorded at frequency rank #25,232, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmeːɐ̯faxn̩]. 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 44876, this pair ranks #1,371,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mehrfachen vs mehrfacher
Shared letters: acefhmr. Private to "mehrfachen": n. Private to "mehrfacher": -.
"mehrfachen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "mehrfacher" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mehrfachen ← emhrfachen · mehfrachen · mehhrfachen · mehrafchen · mehrfacchen · mehrfacehn · mehrfachenn · mehrfachhen
- mehrfacher ← emhrfacher · mehfracher · mehhrfacher · mehrafcher · mehrfaccher · mehrfacehr · mehrfacherr · mehrfachher
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mehrfachen" and "mehrfacher" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mehrfachen" or "mehrfacher"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mehrfachen" 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 #1,371,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mehrfachen" 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 #1,371,797 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.