Which to use
“unmöglich” and “unmögliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,829
- “unmöglich” frequency rank
- #22,544
- “unmögliche” frequency rank
- 24373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unmöglich | unmögliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht machbar, undurchführbar | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs unmöglich |
Where the eye mixes unmöglich and unmögliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. unmöglich runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against unmögliche's 10 (VCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: unmöglich vs unmögliche
A purely visual mix-up. unmöglich ([ˈʊnmøːklɪç]) and unmögliche ([ˈʊnmøːklɪçə]) 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) - “unmöglich” sits inside “unmögliche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unmöglich is recorded at frequency rank #1,829, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnmøːklɪç]. unmögliche is at rank #22,544, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnmøːklɪçə].
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 24373, this pair ranks #1,848,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unmöglich vs unmögliche
Shared letters: cghilmnuö. Private to "unmöglich": -. Private to "unmögliche": e.
"unmöglich" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "unmögliche" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "unmöglich" and "unmögliche" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "unmöglich" or "unmögliche" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "unmöglich" and "unmögliche" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unmöglich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unmögliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,848,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unmöglich" and "unmögliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unmögliche vs unmögliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,848,564 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.