mitgeteiltvsmitteiltTell them apart

Which to use

“mitgeteilt” and “mitteilt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,329
“mitgeteilt” frequency rank
#21,361
“mitteilt” frequency rank
27690
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mitgeteilt mitteilt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs mitteilen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs mitteilen

Where the eye mixes mitgeteilt and mitteilt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mitgeteilt runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVVCC) against mitteilt's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
mitgeteilt
8 ch
mitteilt

Visual trap between mitgeteilt and mitteilt

A purely visual mix-up. mitgeteilt ([ˈmɪtɡəˌtaɪ̯lt]) and mitteilt ([ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mitgeteilt is recorded at frequency rank #6,329, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪtɡəˌtaɪ̯lt]. mitteilt is at rank #21,361, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lt].

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 27690, this pair ranks #1,797,533 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of mitgeteilt vs mitteilt

Shared letters: eilmt. Private to "mitgeteilt": g. Private to "mitteilt": -.

"mitgeteilt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC  ·  "mitteilt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mitgeteilt ← imtgeteilt · migteteilt · mitegteilt · mitgeetilt · mitgeteillt · mitgeteiltt · mitgeteitl · mitgetelit
  • mitteilt ← imtteilt · miteilt · mitetilt · mitteillt · mitteiltt · mitteitl · mittelit · mittielt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mitgeteilt" for "mitteilt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmɪtɡəˌtaɪ̯lt] versus [ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mitgeteilt" vs "mitteilt" - which ranks higher?
"mitgeteilt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,329 in our German list, against #21,361 for "mitteilt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "mitgeteilt" and "mitteilt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mitgeteilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mitteilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,797,533 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mitgeteilt" and "mitteilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mitteilt vs mitteilte". 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 #1,797,533 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list