Which to use
“vielfach” and “vielfaches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,021
- “vielfach” frequency rank
- #17,456
- “vielfaches” frequency rank
- 23477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vielfach | vielfaches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einige Male so groß | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vielfach |
Where the eye mixes vielfach and vielfaches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vielfach runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCC) against vielfaches's 10 (CVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vielfach and vielfaches
A purely visual mix-up. vielfach ([ˈfiːlfax]) and vielfaches ([ˈfiːlfaxəs]) 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 “vielfaches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23477, 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]. vielfaches is at rank #17,456, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːlfaxəs].
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 23477, this pair ranks #1,860,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vielfach vs vielfaches
Shared letters: acefhilv. Private to "vielfach": -. Private to "vielfaches": s.
"vielfach" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "vielfaches" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vielfach ← ivelfach · veilfach · vieflach · vielafch · vielfacch · vielfachh · vielfahc · vielfcah
- vielfaches ← ivelfaches · veilfaches · vieflaches · vielafches · vielfacches · vielfacehs · vielfachess · vielfachhes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vielfach" for "vielfaches" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vielfach" vs "vielfaches" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vielfach" and "vielfaches" 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 "vielfaches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,860,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vielfach" and "vielfaches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vielfache vs vielfaches". 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 #1,860,812 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.