Which to use
“möglich” and “möglicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #353
- “möglich” frequency rank
- #9,421
- “möglicher” frequency rank
- 9774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | möglich | möglicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | machbar, wenn man es versucht, geht es zu verwirklichen oder zu erreichen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs möglich |
Where the eye mixes möglich and möglicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. möglich runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against möglicher's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between möglich and möglicher
A purely visual mix-up. möglich ([ˈmøːklɪç]) and möglicher ([ˈmøːklɪçɐ]) 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 “möglicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
möglich is recorded at frequency rank #353, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmøːklɪç]. möglicher is at rank #9,421, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmøːklɪçɐ].
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 9774, this pair ranks #1,978,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of möglich vs möglicher
Shared letters: cghilmö. Private to "möglich": -. Private to "möglicher": er.
"möglich" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "möglicher" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "möglich" and "möglicher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "möglich" or "möglicher"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "möglich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "möglicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,978,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "möglich" and "möglicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "möglicher vs mögliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,978,366 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.