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

#49,090
“mittlerem” frequency rank
#12,972
“mittlerer” frequency rank
62062
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mittlerem mittlerer
Definition Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs mittel Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Komparativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs mittel

Where the eye mixes mittlerem and mittlerer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mittlerem and mittlerer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
mittlerem
9 ch
mittlerer

Visual trap between mittlerem and mittlerer

A purely visual mix-up. mittlerem ([ˈmɪtləʁəm]) 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 a single letter - m in “mittlerem” becomes r in “mittlerer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mittlerem is recorded at frequency rank #49,090, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪtləʁəm]. 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 62062, this pair ranks #726,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mittlerem vs mittlerer

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

"mittlerem" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC  ·  "mittlerer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mittlerem ← imttlerem · mitlerem · mitlterem · mittelrem · mittleerm · mittleremm · mittlerme · mittlerrem
  • mittlerer ← imttlerer · mitlerer · mitlterer · mittelrer · mittleerr · mittlererr · mittlerrer · mittllerer

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mittlerem" and "mittlerer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmɪtləʁəm] versus [ˈmɪtləʁɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mittlerem" vs "mittlerer" - which ranks higher?
"mittlerer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,972 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 "mittlerem" and "mittlerer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mittlerem" 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 #726,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mittlerem" and "mittlerer" 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 #726,560 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