Which to use
“vielmals” is an adverb and “viermal” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,820
- “vielmals” frequency rank
- #10,394
- “viermal” frequency rank
- 36214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vielmals | viermal |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | oft, viele Male | mit vier vervielfacht; dreimal und ein weiteres Mal; vierfach vorgekommen, durchgeführt |
Where the eye mixes vielmals and viermal
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vielmals runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCC) against viermal's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vielmals vs viermal
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vielmals is [ˈfiːlmaːls] while viermal is [ˈfiːɐ̯maːl]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vielmals is recorded at frequency rank #25,820, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈfiːlmaːls]. viermal is at rank #10,394, tagged as anum, pronounced [ˈfiːɐ̯maːl].
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 36214, this pair ranks #1,621,229 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vielmals vs viermal
Shared letters: aeilmv. Private to "vielmals": s. Private to "viermal": r.
"vielmals" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "viermal" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vielmals" and "viermal" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vielmals" or "viermal" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vielmals" and "viermal" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vielmals" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viermal" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,621,229 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vielmals" and "viermal" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viermal vs viral". 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 #1,621,229 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.