Which to use
“mögliche” and “möglichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,311
- “mögliche” frequency rank
- #2,075
- “möglichen” frequency rank
- 4386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mögliche | möglichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs möglich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum, |
Where the eye mixes mögliche and möglichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mögliche runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against möglichen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mögliche and möglichen
A purely visual mix-up. mögliche ([ˈmøːklɪçə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “mögliche” sits inside “möglichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mögliche is recorded at frequency rank #2,311, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmøːklɪçə]. 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 4386, this pair ranks #1,997,848 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mögliche vs möglichen
Shared letters: ceghilmö. Private to "mögliche": -. Private to "möglichen": n.
"mögliche" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "möglichen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mögliche" and "möglichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mögliche" vs "möglichen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mögliche" and "möglichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mögliche" 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 #1,997,848 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mögliche" and "möglichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mögliche vs mögliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,997,848 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.