Which to use
“Mittäter” is a noun and “mittler” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,705
- “Mittäter” frequency rank
- #27,851
- “mittler” frequency rank
- 68556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mittäter | mittler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einer gemeinschaftlich begangenen Tat Beteiligter | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittel |
Where the eye mixes Mittäter and mittler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Mittäter runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against mittler's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Mittäter and mittler
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mittäter is [ˈmɪtˌtɛːtɐ] while mittler is [ˈmɪtlɐ]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mittäter is recorded at frequency rank #40,705, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɪtˌtɛːtɐ]. mittler is at rank #27,851, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪtlɐ].
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 68556, this pair ranks #504,049 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Mittäter vs mittler
Shared letters: eimrt. Private to "Mittäter": ä. Private to "mittler": l.
"Mittäter" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "mittler" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mittler ← imttler · mitler · mitlter · mittelr · mittlerr · mittller · mittlre · mmittler
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mittäter" and "mittler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Mittäter" vs "mittler" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mittäter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mittler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #504,049 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mittäter" and "mittler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mittler vs mittlerem". 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 #504,049 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.