vielfach

/[ˈfiːlfax]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,021

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

vielfach is anGermanadj. It means: einige Male so groß Pronounced [ˈfiːlfax]. It ranks #6,021 in German word frequency. Often confused with Villach and Vielfalt.

Key facts for vielfach
PropertyValue
Headwordvielfach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈfiːlfax]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,021
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of vielfach in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vielfach is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfiːlfax]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,021 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for vielfach, with forms such as "ivelfach", "veilfach", and "vieflach". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Villach", "Vielfalt", "vierfach", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is vielfach, spelled V-I-E-L-F-A-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einige Male so groß
  2. 2
    wiederholend (mehr als einmal) vorkommend
  3. 3
    oft vorkommend

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ivelfach,veilfach,vieflach,vielafch,vielfacch,vielfachh,vielfahc,vielfcah,vielffach,viellfach,vilefach,vvielfach

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vielfach

Misspelling Variants of "vielfach"

ivelfach8veilfach8vieflach8vielafch8vielfacch9vielfachh9vielfahc8vielfcah8
Misspelling Variants of "vielfach"

Frequency rank: #6,021 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vielfach"?
"vielfach" is spelled V-I-E-L-F-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfiːlfax].
What does "vielfach" mean?
As an adj, "vielfach" means: einige Male so groß
What words are commonly confused with "vielfach"?
"vielfach" is commonly confused with "Villach", "Vielfalt", "vierfach". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vielfach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vielfach" is [ˈfiːlfax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vielfach" come from?
"vielfach" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.