Which to use
“vielfältige” and “vielfältigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,770
- “vielfältige” frequency rank
- #10,590
- “vielfältigen” frequency rank
- 21360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vielfältige | vielfältigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vielfältig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vielfältig |
Where the eye mixes vielfältige and vielfältigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. vielfältige runs 11 letters (CVVCCVCCVCV) against vielfältigen's 12 (CVVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vielfältige vs vielfältigen
A purely visual mix-up. vielfältige ([ˈfiːlˌfɛltɪɡə]) and vielfältigen ([ˈfiːlˌfɛltɪɡn̩]) 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) - “vielfältige” sits inside “vielfältigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vielfältige is recorded at frequency rank #10,770, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːlˌfɛltɪɡə]. vielfältigen is at rank #10,590, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːlˌfɛltɪɡn̩].
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 21360, this pair ranks #1,887,194 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vielfältige vs vielfältigen
Shared letters: efgiltvä. Private to "vielfältige": -. Private to "vielfältigen": n.
"vielfältige" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCV · "vielfältigen" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vielfältige" and "vielfältigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vielfältige" vs "vielfältigen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vielfältige" and "vielfältigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vielfältige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vielfältigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,887,194 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vielfältige" and "vielfältigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vielfältige vs vielfältiges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,887,194 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.