Which to use
“mitteilt” and “mitteilte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,361
- “mitteilt” frequency rank
- #15,947
- “mitteilte” frequency rank
- 37308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mitteilt | mitteilte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs mitteilen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs mitteilen |
Where the eye mixes mitteilt and mitteilte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mitteilt runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against mitteilte's 9 (CVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mitteilt and mitteilte
A purely visual mix-up. mitteilt ([ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lt]) and mitteilte ([ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯ltə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mitteilt” sits inside “mitteilte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mitteilt is recorded at frequency rank #21,361, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lt]. mitteilte is at rank #15,947, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯ltə].
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 37308, this pair ranks #1,593,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mitteilt vs mitteilte
Shared letters: eilmt. Private to "mitteilt": -. Private to "mitteilte": -.
"mitteilt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "mitteilte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mitteilt" for "mitteilte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mitteilt" vs "mitteilte" - 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 "mitteilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mitteilte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,593,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mitteilt" and "mitteilte" 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 #1,593,580 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.