möglich

\ˈmøːklɪç\

/\ˈmøːklɪç\/ adj

The verdict

“möglich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Possible, faisable, qui peut être fait. Note d’usage : Principalement utilisé prédicativement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-moglich · möglich · French

möglich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for möglich
PropertyValue
Headwordmöglich
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈmøːklɪç\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « möglich » en français

möglichreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

möglich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈmøːklɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for möglich in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 French form is möglich, spelled M-Ö-G-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Possible, faisable, qui peut être fait. Note d’usage : Principalement utilisé prédicativement.
  2. 2
    Possible, potentiel, qui a une probabilité non-nulle.
  3. 3
    exprime surprise.
  4. 4
    Disponible, au choix.
  5. 5
    alle möglichen: une grande diversité de.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ein Ausländer, dessen Aufenthalt die freiheitlich-demokratische Grundordnung in Deutschland gefährdet, kann ausgewiesen werden“, sagte FDP-Fraktionsvize Konstantin Kuhle der „Welt“ (Montag). (...) Wenn möglich, müssten die zuständigen Behörden eine solche Ausweisung auf den Weg bringen.
  2. Nagellack, wie wir ihn heute kennen, ist aber eine moderne Erfindung, die erst durch die Automobilindustrie möglich wurde. Die Brüder Charles und Joseph Revson entwickelten zusammen mit einem Chemiker auf Basis von Autolacken den ersten Nagellack und brachten ihn 1932 unter dem Markennamen Revlon auf den Markt.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "möglich"?
"möglich" is spelled M-Ö-G-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈmøːklɪç\.
What does "möglich" mean?
As an adjective, "möglich" means: Possible, faisable, qui peut être fait. Note d’usage : Principalement utilisé prédicativement.
How do you pronounce "möglich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "möglich" is \ˈmøːklɪç\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "möglich" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list