Which to use
“mittlere” and “mittlerem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,722
- “mittlere” frequency rank
- #49,090
- “mittlerem” frequency rank
- 53812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mittlere | mittlerem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs mittel | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs mittel |
Where the eye mixes mittlere and mittlerem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mittlere runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against mittlerem's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mittlere vs mittlerem
A purely visual mix-up. mittlere ([ˈmɪtləʁə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “mittlere” sits inside “mittlerem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mittlere is recorded at frequency rank #4,722, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪtləʁə]. 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 53812, this pair ranks #1,043,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mittlere vs mittlerem
Shared letters: eilmrt. Private to "mittlere": -. Private to "mittlerem": -.
"mittlere" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "mittlerem" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mittlere" and "mittlerem" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "mittlere" or "mittlerem" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "mittlere" 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 #1,043,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mittlere" 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 #1,043,300 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.