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Which to use

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

#27,851
“mittler” frequency rank
#31,184
“mittleres” frequency rank
59035
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mittler mittleres
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittel Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs mittel

Where the eye mixes mittler and mittleres

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

7 ch
mittler
9 ch
mittleres

Visual trap between mittler and mittleres

A purely visual mix-up. mittler ([ˈmɪtlɐ]) and mittleres ([ˈmɪtləʁəs]) 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 “mittleres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59035, 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]. mittleres is at rank #31,184, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪtləʁəs].

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 59035, this pair ranks #839,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mittler vs mittleres

Shared letters: eilmrt. Private to "mittler": -. Private to "mittleres": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mittler ← imttler · mitler · mitlter · mittelr · mittlerr · mittller · mittlre · mmittler
  • mittleres ← imttleres · mitleres · mitlteres · mittelres · mittleers · mittleress · mittlerres · mittlerse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mittler" for "mittleres" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmɪtlɐ] versus [ˈmɪtləʁəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mittler" vs "mittleres" - which ranks higher?
"mittler" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,851 in our German list, against #31,184 for "mittleres". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "mittler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mittleres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #839,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mittler" and "mittleres" 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 #839,816 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