Which to use
“mitteilt” is a verb and “Mitteln” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,361
- “mitteilt” frequency rank
- #3,908
- “Mitteln” frequency rank
- 25269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mitteilt | Mitteln |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs mitteilen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Mittel |
Where the eye mixes mitteilt and Mitteln
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mitteilt runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against Mitteln's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mitteilt vs Mitteln
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mitteilt is [ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lt] while Mitteln is [ˈmɪtl̩n]. 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 25269, 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]. 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 25269, this pair ranks #1,835,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mitteilt vs Mitteln
Shared letters: eilmt. Private to "mitteilt": -. Private to "Mitteln": n.
"mitteilt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "Mitteln" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mitteilt" and "Mitteln" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mitteilt" 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 "mitteilt" 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 #1,835,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mitteilt" 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 #1,835,759 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.