Which to use
“mobile” and “mobiler” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,606
- “mobile” frequency rank
- #25,675
- “mobiler” frequency rank
- 29281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mobile | mobiler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil |
Where the eye mixes mobile and mobiler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mobile with mobiler
A purely visual mix-up. mobile ([moˈbiːlə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “mobile” sits inside “mobiler”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mobile is recorded at frequency rank #3,606, classified as anadj, pronounced [moˈbiːlə]. 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 29281, this pair ranks #1,769,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mobile vs mobiler
Shared letters: beilmo. Private to "mobile": -. Private to "mobiler": r.
"mobile" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mobiler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mobile" for "mobiler" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mobile" vs "mobiler" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mobile" and "mobiler" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mobile" 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 #1,769,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mobile" 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 #1,769,776 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.