Which to use
“vielfältigen” and “vielfältiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,590
- “vielfältigen” frequency rank
- #32,845
- “vielfältiges” frequency rank
- 43435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vielfältigen | vielfältiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vielfältig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vielfältig |
Where the eye mixes vielfältigen and vielfältiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. vielfältigen and vielfältiges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vielfältigen and vielfältiges
A purely visual mix-up. vielfältigen ([ˈfiːlˌfɛltɪɡn̩]) and vielfältiges ([ˈfiːlˌfɛltɪɡəs]) 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 “vielfältigen” becomes s in “vielfältiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vielfältigen is recorded at frequency rank #10,590, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːlˌfɛltɪɡn̩]. vielfältiges is at rank #32,845, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːlˌfɛltɪɡəs].
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 43435, this pair ranks #1,418,202 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vielfältigen vs vielfältiges
Shared letters: efgiltvä. Private to "vielfältigen": n. Private to "vielfältiges": s.
"vielfältigen" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCVC · "vielfältiges" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vielfältigen" and "vielfältiges" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vielfältigen" vs "vielfältiges" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vielfältigen" and "vielfältiges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vielfältigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vielfältiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,418,202 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vielfältigen" and "vielfältiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vielfältiger vs vielfältiges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,418,202 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.