Which to use
“vielfältig” and “vielfältiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,769
- “vielfältig” frequency rank
- #24,564
- “vielfältiger” frequency rank
- 35333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vielfältig | vielfältiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in verschiedenen Arten und Weisen, mit vielen Seiten, vielen Aspekten, vielen Facetten, vielen Varianten | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vielfältig |
Where the eye mixes vielfältig and vielfältiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vielfältig and vielfältiger
A purely visual mix-up. vielfältig ([ˈfiːlˌfɛltɪç]) and vielfältiger ([ˈfiːlˌfɛltɪɡɐ]) 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) - “vielfältig” sits inside “vielfältiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vielfältig is recorded at frequency rank #10,769, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːlˌfɛltɪç]. vielfältiger is at rank #24,564, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːlˌfɛltɪɡɐ].
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 35333, this pair ranks #1,642,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vielfältig vs vielfältiger
Shared letters: efgiltvä. Private to "vielfältig": -. Private to "vielfältiger": r.
"vielfältig" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC · "vielfältiger" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vielfältig" and "vielfältiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vielfältig" or "vielfältiger"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vielfältig" and "vielfältiger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vielfältig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vielfältiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,642,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vielfältig" and "vielfältiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vielfältiger vs vielfältiges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,642,505 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.