Which to use
“mittlere” and “mittlerer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,722
- “mittlere” frequency rank
- #12,972
- “mittlerer” frequency rank
- 17694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mittlere | mittlerer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs mittel | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Komparativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs mittel |
Where the eye mixes mittlere and mittlerer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mittlere runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against mittlerer's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mittlere vs mittlerer
A purely visual mix-up. mittlere ([ˈmɪtləʁə]) and mittlerer ([ˈmɪtləʁɐ]) 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 “mittlerer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17694, 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]. mittlerer is at rank #12,972, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪtləʁɐ].
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 17694, this pair ranks #1,925,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mittlere vs mittlerer
Shared letters: eilmrt. Private to "mittlere": -. Private to "mittlerer": -.
"mittlere" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "mittlerer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mittlere" and "mittlerer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mittlere" vs "mittlerer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mittlere" and "mittlerer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mittlere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mittlerer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,925,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mittlere" and "mittlerer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mittlerem vs mittlerer". 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 #1,925,103 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.