Which to use
“möglich” and “mögliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #353
- “möglich” frequency rank
- #21,706
- “mögliches” frequency rank
- 22059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | möglich | mögliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | machbar, wenn man es versucht, geht es zu verwirklichen oder zu erreichen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs möglich |
Where the eye mixes möglich and mögliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. möglich runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against mögliches's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: möglich vs mögliches
A purely visual mix-up. möglich ([ˈmøːklɪç]) and mögliches ([ˈmøːklɪçəs]) 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 “mögliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
möglich is recorded at frequency rank #353, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmøːklɪç]. mögliches is at rank #21,706, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmøːklɪçəs].
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 22059, this pair ranks #1,878,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of möglich vs mögliches
Shared letters: cghilmö. Private to "möglich": -. Private to "mögliches": es.
"möglich" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "mögliches" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "möglich" and "mögliches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "möglich" or "mögliches" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "mögliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,878,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "möglich" and "mögliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "möglicher vs mögliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,878,860 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.