mobilisierenvsmobilisiertWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“mobilisieren” and “mobilisiert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,334
“mobilisieren” frequency rank
#23,624
“mobilisiert” frequency rank
41958
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mobilisieren mobilisiert
Definition eine Armee kampfbereit machen 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mobilisieren

Where the eye mixes mobilisieren and mobilisiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. mobilisieren runs 12 letters (CVCVCVCVVCVC) against mobilisiert's 11 (CVCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
mobilisieren
11 ch
mobilisiert

Visual trap between mobilisieren and mobilisiert

A purely visual mix-up. mobilisieren ([mobiliˈziːʁən]) and mobilisiert ([mobiliˈziːɐ̯t]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mobilisieren is recorded at frequency rank #18,334, classified as averb, pronounced [mobiliˈziːʁən]. mobilisiert is at rank #23,624, tagged as averb, pronounced [mobiliˈziːɐ̯t].

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 41958, this pair ranks #1,463,874 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mobilisieren vs mobilisiert

Shared letters: beilmors. Private to "mobilisieren": n. Private to "mobilisiert": t.

"mobilisieren" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCVC  ·  "mobilisiert" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mobilisierenmboilisieren · mmobilisieren · mobbilisieren · mobiilsieren · mobiliiseren · mobiliseiren · mobilisieern · mobilisierenn
  • mobilisiertmboilisiert · mmobilisiert · mobbilisiert · mobiilsiert · mobiliisert · mobiliseirt · mobilisierrt · mobilisiertt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mobilisieren" and "mobilisiert" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([mobiliˈziːʁən] versus [mobiliˈziːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mobilisieren" vs "mobilisiert" - which ranks higher?
"mobilisieren" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,334 in our German list, against #23,624 for "mobilisiert". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "mobilisieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mobilisiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,463,874 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mobilisieren" and "mobilisiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mobilisieren vs Mobilisierung". 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 #1,463,874 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