Möglichkeit

[ˈmøːklɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈmøːklɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Möglichkeit” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #705. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#705
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Wahl stehende Entscheidungsvariante

Corpus desk

Index DE-moglichkeit · Möglichkeit · German

Möglichkeit · rank #705 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-CORE #705
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Köln

Nearest frequency peer: Köln (-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 „Möglichkeit“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Möglichkeit“ 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).

Möglichkeit vs Möglichkeiten
85% similar

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

Key facts for Möglichkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordMöglichkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmøːklɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#705
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Möglichkeit“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Köln“ (#704), „ihres“ (#703), „Rahmen“ (#707). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Möglichkeit“ bei #705. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Möglichkeit (IPA [ˈmøːklɪçkaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #705 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Möglichkeit, with forms such as "mgölichkeit", "mmöglichkeit", and "mögglichkeit". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Möglichkeiten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Möglichkeit, spelled M-Ö-G-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Wahl stehende Entscheidungsvariante
  2. 2
    Vermögen oder Fähigkeit
  3. 3
    (geringe) Wahrscheinlichkeit von etwas (eines bestimmten Ereignisses)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als der Wanderer dem Räuber gegenüberstand, sah er drei Möglichkeiten: Kämpfen, Verhandeln oder Flüchten.
  2. „Der Gleitschirmflieger spielt mit den technischen Möglichkeiten seines Fluggeräts und mit seinen Fertigkeiten: […] Er spielt mit den Leinen, den Bremsen, den Kräften des Windes in seinem Gleitschirm.“

Synonyms

AlternativeChanceOptionFähigkeitVermögen

Antonyms

Unmöglichkeit

This word in other languages

option(English)posibilidad(Español)possibilité(Français)possibilidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mgölichkeit
  • mmöglichkeit
  • mögglichkeit
  • mögilchkeit
  • möglcihkeit
  • möglicchkeit
  • möglichekit
  • möglichhkeit
  • möglichkeitt
  • möglichketi
  • möglichkiet
  • möglichkkeit
  • möglickheit
  • möglihckeit
  • mögllichkeit
  • mölgichkeit
  • ömglichkeit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Möglichkeit - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mgölichkeit2mmöglichkeit1mögglichkeit1mögilchkeit2möglcihkeit2möglicchkeit1möglichekit2möglichhkeit1
Edit distance from "Möglichkeit"

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 "Möglichkeit"?
"Möglichkeit" is spelled M-Ö-G-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmøːklɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Möglichkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Möglichkeit" means: zur Wahl stehende Entscheidungsvariante
What words are commonly confused with "Möglichkeit"?
"Möglichkeit" is commonly confused with "Möglichkeiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Möglichkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Möglichkeit" is [ˈmøːklɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Möglichkeit" come from?
"Möglichkeit" 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 "Möglichkeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tatsächlich#678Mitarbeiter#735Entwicklung#565Bevölkerung#851

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

verschiedene17 variantsWirtschaft17 variantsgeschrieben17 variantseuropäischen17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list