Which to use
“mitteilt” is a verb and “Mittel” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,361
- “mitteilt” frequency rank
- #1,236
- “Mittel” frequency rank
- 22597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mitteilt | Mittel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs mitteilen | etwas (eine Maßnahme, Gegenstand, Stoff und so weiter) mit einem bestimmten Zweck/einer gewissen Funktion, um etwas zu erreichen oder zu erzielen |
Where the eye mixes mitteilt and Mittel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mitteilt runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against Mittel's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mitteilt vs Mittel
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mitteilt is [ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lt] while Mittel is [ˈmɪtl̩]. 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 22597, 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]. Mittel is at rank #1,236, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɪtl̩].
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 22597, this pair ranks #1,872,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mitteilt vs Mittel
Shared letters: eilmt. Private to "mitteilt": -. Private to "Mittel": -.
"mitteilt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "Mittel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mitteilt" for "Mittel" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mitteilt" or "Mittel"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mitteilt" and "Mittel" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mitteilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mittel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,872,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mitteilt" and "Mittel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mietet vs Mittel". 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 #1,872,216 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.