Which to use
“unmögliche” and “unmöglichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,544
- “unmögliche” frequency rank
- #40,266
- “unmöglichen” frequency rank
- 62810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unmögliche | unmöglichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs unmöglich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unmöglich |
Where the eye mixes unmögliche and unmöglichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. unmögliche ([ˈʊnmøːklɪçə]) and unmöglichen ([ˈʊnmøːklɪçn̩]) 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) - “unmögliche” sits inside “unmöglichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unmögliche is recorded at frequency rank #22,544, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnmøːklɪçə]. unmöglichen is at rank #40,266, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnmøːklɪçn̩].
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 62810, this pair ranks #699,376 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unmögliche vs unmöglichen
Shared letters: ceghilmnuö. Private to "unmögliche": -. Private to "unmöglichen": -.
"unmögliche" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV · "unmöglichen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC