mittlervsmittleremConfusable pair

Which to use

“mittler” and “mittlerem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,851
“mittler” frequency rank
#49,090
“mittlerem” frequency rank
76941
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mittler mittlerem
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittel Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs mittel

Where the eye mixes mittler and mittlerem

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mittler runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against mittlerem's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
mittler
9 ch
mittlerem

Look-alike desk: mittler vs mittlerem

A purely visual mix-up. mittler ([ˈmɪtlɐ]) and mittlerem ([ˈmɪtləʁəm]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “mittler” sits inside “mittlerem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mittler is recorded at frequency rank #27,851, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪtlɐ]. mittlerem is at rank #49,090, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪtləʁəm].

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 76941, this pair ranks #272,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mittler vs mittlerem

Shared letters: eilmrt. Private to "mittler": -. Private to "mittlerem": -.

"mittler" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "mittlerem" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mittler ← imttler · mitler · mitlter · mittelr · mittlerr · mittller · mittlre · mmittler
  • mittlerem ← imttlerem · mitlerem · mitlterem · mittelrem · mittleerm · mittleremm · mittlerme · mittlerrem

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mittler" and "mittlerem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmɪtlɐ] versus [ˈmɪtləʁəm]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mittler" vs "mittlerem" - which ranks higher?
"mittler" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,851 in our German list, against #49,090 for "mittlerem". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "mittler" and "mittlerem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mittler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mittlerem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #272,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mittler" and "mittlerem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mittlerem vs mittleres". 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 #272,189 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list