mehrfach

[ˈmeːɐ̯fax]

/[ˈmeːɐ̯fax]/ adj

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The verdict

“mehrfach” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,031. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,031
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf die gleiche Art öfter (nacheinander) auftretend; sich wiederholend

Corpus desk

Index DE-mehrfach · mehrfach · German

mehrfach · rank #2,031 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,031
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH komisch

Nearest frequency peer: komisch (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „mehrfach“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „mehrfach“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mehrfach vs mehrfache
89% similar
mehrfach vs mehrfacher
80% similar
mehrfach vs mehrfachen
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mehrfach
PropertyValue
Headwordmehrfach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmeːɐ̯fax]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,031
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „mehrfach“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).mehrfachliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „komisch“ (#2,030), „Hessen“ (#2,029), „nächstes“ (#2,033). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mehrfach“ bei #2,031. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around mehrfach (IPA [ˈmeːɐ̯fax]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,031 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for mehrfach, with forms such as "emhrfach", "mehfrach", and "mehhrfach". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "mehrfache", "mehrfacher", "mehrfachen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is mehrfach, spelled M-E-H-R-F-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf die gleiche Art öfter (nacheinander) auftretend; sich wiederholend
  2. 2
    auf verschiedene Art und Weise

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mehrfach appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie geht mehrfach im Monat ins Kino.
  2. „Mehrfach setzte er rot-grüne Landesregierungen massiv unter Druck, Atomprojekte zu genehmigen.“

Synonyms

multipelvielfachmehrmaligmehrmalsvielmalsmannigfaltigverschiedenartigverschiedenstvielfältig

Antonyms

einfacheinmalignieeinzigartig

This word in other languages

multiple(English)múltiple(Español)multiple(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emhrfach
  • mehfrach
  • mehhrfach
  • mehrafch
  • mehrfacch
  • mehrfachh
  • mehrfahc
  • mehrfcah
  • mehrffach
  • mehrrfach
  • merhfach
  • mherfach
  • mmehrfach

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mehrfach - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emhrfach2mehfrach2mehhrfach1mehrafch2mehrfacch1mehrfachh1mehrfahc2mehrfcah2
Edit distance from "mehrfach"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mehrfach"?
"mehrfach" is spelled M-E-H-R-F-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeːɐ̯fax].
What does "mehrfach" mean?
As an adjective, "mehrfach" means: auf die gleiche Art öfter (nacheinander) auftretend; sich wiederholend
What words are commonly confused with "mehrfach"?
"mehrfach" is commonly confused with "mehrfache", "mehrfacher", "mehrfachen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mehrfach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mehrfach" is [ˈmeːɐ̯fax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mehrfach" come from?
"mehrfach" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mehrfach", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nächstes#2,033behalten#2,017Aufnahme#2,048Auftritt#2,049

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

geblieben13 variantsbeteiligt13 variantsabgesehen13 variantsübernommen13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list