Which to use
“viermal” and “viertel” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,394
- “viermal” frequency rank
- #2,864
- “viertel” frequency rank
- 13258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viermal | viertel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit vier vervielfacht; dreimal und ein weiteres Mal; vierfach vorgekommen, durchgeführt | 25 Prozent des Gesamtwertes |
Where the eye mixes viermal and viertel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. viermal and viertel follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between viermal and viertel
A purely visual mix-up. viermal ([ˈfiːɐ̯maːl]) and viertel ([ˈfɪʁtl̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viermal is recorded at frequency rank #10,394, classified as anum, pronounced [ˈfiːɐ̯maːl]. viertel is at rank #2,864, tagged as anum, pronounced [ˈfɪʁtl̩].
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 13258, this pair ranks #1,959,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of viermal vs viertel
Shared letters: eilrv. Private to "viermal": am. Private to "viertel": t.
"viermal" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "viertel" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "viermal" and "viertel" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "viermal" vs "viertel" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "viermal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viertel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viermal" and "viertel" 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 #1,959,098 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.