Which to use
“vielfach” and “vielfache” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,021
- “vielfach” frequency rank
- #44,341
- “vielfache” frequency rank
- 50362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vielfach | vielfache |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einige Male so groß | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vielfach |
Where the eye mixes vielfach and vielfache
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vielfach runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCC) against vielfache's 9 (CVVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vielfach and vielfache
A purely visual mix-up. vielfach ([ˈfiːlfax]) and vielfache ([ˈfiːlfaxə]) 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) - “vielfach” sits inside “vielfache”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vielfach is recorded at frequency rank #6,021, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːlfax]. vielfache is at rank #44,341, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːlfaxə].
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 50362, this pair ranks #1,176,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vielfach vs vielfache
Shared letters: acefhilv. Private to "vielfach": -. Private to "vielfache": -.
"vielfach" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "vielfache" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vielfach" and "vielfache" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vielfach" or "vielfache"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vielfach" and "vielfache" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vielfach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vielfache" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,176,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vielfach" and "vielfache" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vielfache vs vierfach". 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 #1,176,546 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.