Which to use
“mitteilen” is a verb and “Mitteln” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,330
- “mitteilen” frequency rank
- #3,908
- “Mitteln” frequency rank
- 10238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mitteilen | Mitteln |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Person über etwas informieren | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Mittel |
Where the eye mixes mitteilen and Mitteln
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mitteilen runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against Mitteln's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mitteilen vs Mitteln
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mitteilen is [ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lən] while Mitteln is [ˈmɪtl̩n]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 10238, 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]. Mitteln is at rank #3,908, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɪtl̩n].
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 10238, this pair ranks #1,976,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mitteilen vs Mitteln
Shared letters: eilmnt. Private to "mitteilen": -. Private to "Mitteln": -.
"mitteilen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "Mitteln" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mitteilen" for "Mitteln" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mitteilen" vs "Mitteln" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mitteilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mitteln" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,976,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mitteilen" and "Mitteln" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mitteln vs Muttern". 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 #1,976,104 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.