Which to use
“vielfach” and “vielfachen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,021
- “vielfach” frequency rank
- #37,287
- “vielfachen” frequency rank
- 43308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vielfach | vielfachen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einige Male so groß | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vielfach |
Where the eye mixes vielfach and vielfachen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vielfach runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCC) against vielfachen's 10 (CVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vielfach with vielfachen
A purely visual mix-up. vielfach ([ˈfiːlfax]) and vielfachen ([ˈfiːlfaxn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “vielfach” sits inside “vielfachen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43308, 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]. vielfachen is at rank #37,287, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːlfaxn̩].
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 43308, this pair ranks #1,422,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vielfach vs vielfachen
Shared letters: acefhilv. Private to "vielfach": -. Private to "vielfachen": n.
"vielfach" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "vielfachen" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vielfach ← ivelfach · veilfach · vieflach · vielafch · vielfacch · vielfachh · vielfahc · vielfcah
- vielfachen ← ivelfachen · veilfachen · vieflachen · vielafchen · vielfacchen · vielfacehn · vielfachenn · vielfachhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vielfach" and "vielfachen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vielfach" vs "vielfachen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vielfach" and "vielfachen" 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 "vielfachen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,422,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vielfach" and "vielfachen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vielfache vs vielfachen". 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 #1,422,125 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.