Which to use
“mögliche” and “möglicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,311
- “mögliche” frequency rank
- #9,421
- “möglicher” frequency rank
- 11732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mögliche | möglicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs möglich | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs möglich |
Where the eye mixes mögliche and möglicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mögliche runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against möglicher's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mögliche vs möglicher
A purely visual mix-up. mögliche ([ˈmøːklɪçə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “mögliche” sits inside “möglicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11732, 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]. 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 11732, this pair ranks #1,968,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mögliche vs möglicher
Shared letters: ceghilmö. Private to "mögliche": -. Private to "möglicher": r.
"mögliche" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "möglicher" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mögliche" for "möglicher" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mögliche" vs "möglicher" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mögliche" and "möglicher" 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 "möglicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mögliche" and "möglicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "möglicher vs mögliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,968,236 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.