Which to use
“möglichen” and “möglicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,075
- “möglichen” frequency rank
- #9,421
- “möglicher” frequency rank
- 11496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | möglichen | möglicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum, | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs möglich |
Where the eye mixes möglichen and möglicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. möglichen and möglicher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between möglichen and möglicher
A purely visual mix-up. möglichen ([ˈmøːklɪçn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “möglichen” becomes r in “möglicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
möglichen is recorded at frequency rank #2,075, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmøːklɪçn̩]. 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 11496, this pair ranks #1,969,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of möglichen vs möglicher
Shared letters: ceghilmö. Private to "möglichen": n. Private to "möglicher": r.
"möglichen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "möglicher" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "möglichen" for "möglicher" ever safe?
Which is more common, "möglichen" 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 "möglichen" 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 #1,969,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "möglichen" and "möglicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "möglicher vs mögliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,969,589 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.