Which to use
“mittags” is an adverb and “mittig” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,756
- “mittags” frequency rank
- #19,312
- “mittig” frequency rank
- 28068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mittags | mittig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | am Mittag, um die Mittagszeit | im/ins Zentrum; in der/die Mitte |
Where the eye mixes mittags and mittig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mittags runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against mittig's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mittags and mittig
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mittags is [ˈmɪtaːks] while mittig is [ˈmɪtɪç]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mittags is recorded at frequency rank #8,756, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈmɪtaːks]. mittig is at rank #19,312, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪtɪç].
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 28068, this pair ranks #1,791,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mittags vs mittig
Shared letters: gimt. Private to "mittags": as. Private to "mittig": -.
"mittags" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "mittig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mittags" and "mittig" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mittags" vs "mittig" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mittags" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mittig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,791,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mittags" and "mittig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mattis vs mittig". 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 #1,791,097 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.