Which to use
“vielfach” is an adjective and “vierfach” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,021
- “vielfach” frequency rank
- #47,097
- “vierfach” frequency rank
- 53118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vielfach | vierfach |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einige Male so groß | viermal so oft oder so viel |
Where the eye mixes vielfach and vierfach
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vielfach and vierfach follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vielfach vs vierfach
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vielfach is [ˈfiːlfax] while vierfach is [ˈfiːɐ̯fax]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - l in “vielfach” becomes r in “vierfach”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53118, 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]. vierfach is at rank #47,097, tagged as anum, pronounced [ˈfiːɐ̯fax].
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 53118, this pair ranks #1,070,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vielfach vs vierfach
Shared letters: acefhiv. Private to "vielfach": l. Private to "vierfach": r.
"vielfach" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "vierfach" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vielfach" and "vierfach" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vielfach" vs "vierfach" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vielfach" and "vierfach" 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 "vierfach" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,070,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vielfach" and "vierfach" 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 #1,070,501 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.