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.
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?
Frequency check: "vielfache" vs "vielfaches" - which ranks higher?
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.