Which to use
“mitteilen” is a verb and “Mitteilung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,330
- “mitteilen” frequency rank
- #5,012
- “Mitteilung” frequency rank
- 11342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mitteilen | Mitteilung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Person über etwas informieren | Nachricht über etwas, Weitergabe einer Information |
Where the eye mixes mitteilen and Mitteilung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mitteilen runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against Mitteilung's 10 (CVCCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mitteilen vs Mitteilung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mitteilen is [ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lən] while Mitteilung is [ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lʊŋ]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mitteilen is recorded at frequency rank #6,330, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lən]. Mitteilung is at rank #5,012, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lʊŋ].
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 11342, this pair ranks #1,970,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mitteilen vs Mitteilung
Shared letters: eilmnt. Private to "mitteilen": -. Private to "Mitteilung": gu.
"mitteilen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "Mitteilung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mitteilen ← imtteilen · miteilen · mitetilen · mitteieln · mitteilenn · mitteillen · mitteilne · mittelien
- Mitteilung ← imtteilung · miteilung · mitetilung · mitteillung · mitteilnug · mitteilugn · mitteilungg · mitteilunng
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mitteilen" and "Mitteilung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mitteilen" vs "Mitteilung" - 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 "mitteilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mitteilung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,970,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mitteilen" and "Mitteilung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mitteilen vs mitteilt". 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 #1,970,393 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.