Which to use
“vielfachen” and “vielfaches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,287
- “vielfachen” frequency rank
- #17,456
- “vielfaches” frequency rank
- 54743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vielfachen | vielfaches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vielfach | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vielfach |
Where the eye mixes vielfachen and vielfaches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. vielfachen and vielfaches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vielfachen vs vielfaches
A purely visual mix-up. vielfachen ([ˈfiːlfaxn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “vielfachen” becomes s in “vielfaches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vielfachen is recorded at frequency rank #37,287, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːlfaxn̩]. 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 54743, this pair ranks #1,006,825 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vielfachen vs vielfaches
Shared letters: acefhilv. Private to "vielfachen": n. Private to "vielfaches": s.
"vielfachen" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC · "vielfaches" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vielfachen ← ivelfachen · veilfachen · vieflachen · vielafchen · vielfacchen · vielfacehn · vielfachenn · vielfachhen
- vielfaches ← ivelfaches · veilfaches · vieflaches · vielafches · vielfacches · vielfacehs · vielfachess · vielfachhes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vielfachen" and "vielfaches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "vielfachen" or "vielfaches" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vielfachen" 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 #1,006,825 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vielfachen" and "vielfaches" 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 #1,006,825 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.