mobilenvsModulenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: mobilen is a adjective, Modulen is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mobilen” is an adjective and “Modulen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,595
“mobilen” frequency rank
#35,924
“Modulen” frequency rank
45519
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mobilen Modulen
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil Dativ Plural des Substantivs Modul

Where the eye mixes mobilen and Modulen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mobilen and Modulen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
mobilen
7 ch
Modulen

Look-alike desk: mobilen vs Modulen

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mobilen is [moˈbiːlən] while Modulen is [moˈduːlən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45519, 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]. Modulen is at rank #35,924, tagged as anoun, pronounced [moˈduːlən].

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 45519, this pair ranks #1,350,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mobilen vs Modulen

Shared letters: elmno. Private to "mobilen": bi. Private to "Modulen": du.

"mobilen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "Modulen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mobilen ← mboilen · mmobilen · mobbilen · mobieln · mobilenn · mobillen · mobilne · moblien
  • Modulen ← mdoulen · mmodulen · moddulen · modluen · modueln · modulenn · modullen · modulne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mobilen" for "Modulen" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mobilen" is an adjective and "Modulen" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "mobilen" vs "Modulen" - which ranks higher?
"mobilen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,595 in our German list, against #35,924 for "Modulen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "mobilen" and "Modulen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mobilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Modulen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,350,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mobilen" and "Modulen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Moden vs Modulen". 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 #1,350,258 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list