Which to use
“viele” and “vieles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #143
- “viele” frequency rank
- #1,909
- “vieles” frequency rank
- 2052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viele | vieles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs viel | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs viel |
Where the eye mixes viele and vieles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: viele vs vieles
A purely visual mix-up. viele ([ˈfiːlə]) and vieles ([ˈfiːləs]) 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) - “viele” sits inside “vieles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viele is recorded at frequency rank #143, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːlə]. vieles is at rank #1,909, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːləs].
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 2052, this pair ranks #2,003,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of viele vs vieles
Shared letters: eilv. Private to "viele": -. Private to "vieles": s.
"viele" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "vieles" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "viele" and "vieles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "viele" or "vieles" show up more?
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 "viele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vieles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,003,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viele" and "vieles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viele vs virale". 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 #2,003,209 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.