Which to use
“mobil” and “mobile” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,453
- “mobil” frequency rank
- #3,606
- “mobile” frequency rank
- 10059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mobil | mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | beweglich, an verschiedenen Orten einzusetzen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil |
Where the eye mixes mobil and mobile
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mobil vs mobile
A purely visual mix-up. mobil ([moˈbiːl]) and mobile ([moˈbiːlə]) 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) - “mobil” sits inside “mobile”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mobil is recorded at frequency rank #6,453, classified as anadj, pronounced [moˈbiːl]. mobile is at rank #3,606, tagged as anadj, pronounced [moˈbiːlə].
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 10059, this pair ranks #1,976,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mobil vs mobile
Shared letters: bilmo. Private to "mobil": -. Private to "mobile": e.
"mobil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mobile" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mobil" and "mobile" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mobil" vs "mobile" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mobil" and "mobile" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mobil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mobile" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,976,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mobil" and "mobile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mile vs mobile". 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 #1,976,985 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.