Which to use
“möglich” and “möglichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #353
- “möglich” frequency rank
- #2,075
- “möglichen” frequency rank
- 2428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | möglich | möglichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | machbar, wenn man es versucht, geht es zu verwirklichen oder zu erreichen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum, |
Where the eye mixes möglich and möglichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. möglich runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against möglichen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: möglich vs möglichen
A purely visual mix-up. möglich ([ˈmøːklɪç]) and möglichen ([ˈmøːklɪçn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “möglich” sits inside “möglichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
möglich is recorded at frequency rank #353, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmøːklɪç]. möglichen is at rank #2,075, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmøːklɪçn̩].
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 2428, this pair ranks #2,002,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of möglich vs möglichen
Shared letters: cghilmö. Private to "möglich": -. Private to "möglichen": en.
"möglich" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "möglichen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "möglich" for "möglichen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "möglich" vs "möglichen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "möglich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "möglichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,002,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "möglich" and "möglichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "möglichen vs mögliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,002,378 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.