Which to use
“mobil” and “mobilen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,453
- “mobil” frequency rank
- #9,595
- “mobilen” frequency rank
- 16048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mobil | mobilen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | beweglich, an verschiedenen Orten einzusetzen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil |
Where the eye mixes mobil and mobilen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mobil runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against mobilen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mobil with mobilen
A purely visual mix-up. mobil ([moˈbiːl]) and mobilen ([moˈbiːlən]) 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) - “mobil” sits inside “mobilen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16048, 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]. mobilen is at rank #9,595, tagged as anadj, pronounced [moˈbiːlən].
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 16048, this pair ranks #1,939,027 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mobil vs mobilen
Shared letters: bilmo. Private to "mobil": -. Private to "mobilen": en.
"mobil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mobilen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mobil" for "mobilen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mobil" vs "mobilen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mobil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mobilen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,939,027 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mobil" and "mobilen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mailen vs mobilen". 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 #1,939,027 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.