Which to use
“möglichen” and “mögliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,075
- “möglichen” frequency rank
- #21,706
- “mögliches” frequency rank
- 23781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | möglichen | mögliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum, | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs möglich |
Where the eye mixes möglichen and mögliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. möglichen and mögliches 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 mögliches
A purely visual mix-up. möglichen ([ˈmøːklɪçn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “möglichen” becomes s in “mögliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23781, 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]. 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 23781, this pair ranks #1,856,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of möglichen vs mögliches
Shared letters: ceghilmö. Private to "möglichen": n. Private to "mögliches": s.
"möglichen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "mögliches" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "möglichen" for "mögliches" ever safe?
Frequency check: "möglichen" vs "mögliches" - which ranks higher?
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 "mögliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,856,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "möglichen" and "mögliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "möglicher vs mögliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,856,675 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.