mobile

[moˈbiːlə]

/[moˈbiːlə]/ adj

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The verdict

“mobile” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,606. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,606
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil

Corpus desk

Index DE-mobile · mobile · German

mobile · rank #3,606 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,606
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mitarbeitern

Nearest frequency peer: Mitarbeitern (-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 „mobile“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „mobile“ 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).

mobile vs Movie
50% similar
mobile vs Motive
50% similar
mobile vs Module
50% similar

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

Key facts for mobile
PropertyValue
Headwordmobile
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[moˈbiːlə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,606
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „mobile“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.mobileliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Mitarbeitern“ (#3,605), „Mond“ (#3,607), „Militär“ (#3,604). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mobile“ bei #3,606. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around mobile (IPA [moˈbiːlə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,606 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for mobile, with forms such as "mboile", "mmobile", and "mobbile". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Movie", "Motive", "Module", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is mobile, spelled M-O-B-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mboile
  • mmobile
  • mobbile
  • mobiel
  • mobille
  • moblie
  • moible
  • ombile

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mobile - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mboile2mmobile1mobbile1mobiel2mobille1moblie2moible2ombile2
Edit distance from "mobile"

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 "mobile"?
"mobile" is spelled M-O-B-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [moˈbiːlə].
What does "mobile" mean?
As an adjective, "mobile" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil
What words are commonly confused with "mobile"?
"mobile" is commonly confused with "Movie", "Motive", "Module". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mobile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mobile" is [moˈbiːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mobile" come from?
"mobile" 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 "mobile", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Master#3,602planen#3,612hotels#3,592tiefer#3,621

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

nackt8 variantsKrebs8 variantsStahl8 variantsHaufen8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list