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“nochmal” and “nochmals” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #836
- “nochmal” frequency rank
- #3,062
- “nochmals” frequency rank
- 3898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nochmal | nochmals |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nochmals | ein weiteres Mal |
Where the eye mixes nochmal and nochmals
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. nochmal runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against nochmals's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: nochmal vs nochmals
A purely visual mix-up. nochmal ([ˈnɔxmaːl]) and nochmals ([ˈnɔxmaːls]) 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) - “nochmal” sits inside “nochmals”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nochmal is recorded at frequency rank #836, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈnɔxmaːl]. nochmals is at rank #3,062, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈnɔxmaːls].
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 3898, this pair ranks #1,999,091 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nochmal vs nochmals
Shared letters: achlmno. Private to "nochmal": -. Private to "nochmals": s.
"nochmal" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "nochmals" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nochmal" and "nochmals" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "nochmal" or "nochmals" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nochmal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nochmals" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,999,091 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nochmal" and "nochmals" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nochmal vs normal". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,999,091 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.