Which to use
“Mittag” is a noun and “mittags” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,059
- “Mittag” frequency rank
- #8,756
- “mittags” frequency rank
- 12815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mittag | mittags |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tageszeit um den Sonnenhöchststand (in der Regel ab circa 12.00 bis 14.00 Uhr), Mitte des Tages, Mitte der Zeit mit Tageslicht; dem Mittag geht der Vormittag voran und ihm folgt der Nachmittag | am Mittag, um die Mittagszeit |
Where the eye mixes Mittag and mittags
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Mittag runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against mittags's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Mittag with mittags
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mittag is [ˈmɪtaːk] while mittags is [ˈmɪtaːks]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Mittag” sits inside “mittags”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mittag is recorded at frequency rank #4,059, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɪtaːk]. mittags is at rank #8,756, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈmɪtaːks].
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 12815, this pair ranks #1,961,880 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mittag vs mittags
Shared letters: agimt. Private to "Mittag": -. Private to "mittags": s.
"Mittag" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mittags" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Mittag" and "mittags" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Mittag" vs "mittags" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Mittag" and "mittags" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mittag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mittags" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,880 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mittag" and "mittags" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mitt vs Mittag". 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 #1,961,880 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.