Which to use
“mobil” and “mobiler” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,453
- “mobil” frequency rank
- #25,675
- “mobiler” frequency rank
- 32128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mobil | mobiler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | beweglich, an verschiedenen Orten einzusetzen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil |
Where the eye mixes mobil and mobiler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mobil runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against mobiler's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mobil vs mobiler
A purely visual mix-up. mobil ([moˈbiːl]) and mobiler ([moˈbiːlɐ]) 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 “mobiler”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32128, 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]. mobiler is at rank #25,675, tagged as anadj, pronounced [moˈbiːlɐ].
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 32128, this pair ranks #1,714,115 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mobil vs mobiler
Shared letters: bilmo. Private to "mobil": -. Private to "mobiler": er.
"mobil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mobiler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mobil" and "mobiler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mobil" vs "mobiler" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mobil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mobiler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,714,115 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mobil" and "mobiler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mobiler vs Mobiliar". 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 #1,714,115 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.