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.
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
- mobilisieren ← mboilisieren · mmobilisieren · mobbilisieren · mobiilsieren · mobiliiseren · mobiliseiren · mobilisieern · mobilisierenn
- mobilisiert ← mboilisiert · mmobilisiert · mobbilisiert · mobiilsiert · mobiliisert · mobiliseirt · mobilisierrt · mobilisiertt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mobilisieren" and "mobilisiert" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mobilisieren" vs "mobilisiert" - which ranks higher?
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.