vielfachevsvielfachesTell them apart

Which to use

“vielfache” and “vielfaches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,341
“vielfache” frequency rank
#17,456
“vielfaches” frequency rank
61797
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vielfache vielfaches
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vielfach Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vielfach

Where the eye mixes vielfache and vielfaches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. vielfache runs 9 letters (CVVCCVCCV) against vielfaches's 10 (CVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
vielfache
10 ch
vielfaches

Why the eye confuses vielfache with vielfaches

A purely visual mix-up. vielfache ([ˈfiːlfaxə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “vielfache” sits inside “vielfaches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vielfache is recorded at frequency rank #44,341, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːlfaxə]. 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 61797, this pair ranks #736,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vielfache vs vielfaches

Shared letters: acefhilv. Private to "vielfache": -. Private to "vielfaches": s.

"vielfache" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV  ·  "vielfaches" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vielfache ← ivelfache · veilfache · vieflache · vielafche · vielfacche · vielfaceh · vielfachhe · vielfahce
  • vielfaches ← ivelfaches · veilfaches · vieflaches · vielafches · vielfacches · vielfacehs · vielfachess · vielfachhes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vielfache" for "vielfaches" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfiːlfaxə] versus [ˈfiːlfaxəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vielfache" vs "vielfaches" - which ranks higher?
"vielfaches" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,456 in our German list, against #44,341 for "vielfache". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "vielfache" and "vielfaches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vielfache" 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 #736,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vielfache" and "vielfaches" 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 #736,328 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list