Which to use
“mobilen” and “mobiler” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,595
- “mobilen” frequency rank
- #25,675
- “mobiler” frequency rank
- 35270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mobilen | mobiler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil |
Where the eye mixes mobilen and mobiler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mobilen and mobiler follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mobilen with mobiler
A purely visual mix-up. mobilen ([moˈbiːlən]) 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 a single letter - n in “mobilen” becomes r in “mobiler”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mobilen is recorded at frequency rank #9,595, classified as anadj, pronounced [moˈbiːlən]. 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 35270, this pair ranks #1,643,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mobilen vs mobiler
Shared letters: beilmo. Private to "mobilen": n. Private to "mobiler": r.
"mobilen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "mobiler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mobilen" and "mobiler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "mobilen" or "mobiler" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mobilen" 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 #1,643,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mobilen" and "mobiler" 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 #1,643,907 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.