Which to use
“mitgehen” and “mitlesen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,002
- “mitgehen” frequency rank
- #37,085
- “mitlesen” frequency rank
- 58087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mitgehen | mitlesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich (zu Fuß) in die gleiche Richtung bewegen; mit jemandem oder etwas gehen | offen etwas lesen, was eine andere Person auch gerade liest |
Where the eye mixes mitgehen and mitlesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mitgehen and mitlesen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mitgehen vs mitlesen
A purely visual mix-up. mitgehen ([ˈmɪtˌɡeːən]) and mitlesen ([ˈmɪtˌleːzn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mitgehen is recorded at frequency rank #21,002, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪtˌɡeːən]. mitlesen is at rank #37,085, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪtˌleːzn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 58087, this pair ranks #876,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mitgehen vs mitlesen
Shared letters: eimnt. Private to "mitgehen": gh. Private to "mitlesen": ls.
"mitgehen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "mitlesen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mitgehen" and "mitlesen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mitgehen" vs "mitlesen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mitgehen" and "mitlesen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mitgehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mitlesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #876,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mitgehen" and "mitlesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mitgeben vs mitlesen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #876,365 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.