Which to use
“mittlerer” and “mittleres” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,972
- “mittlerer” frequency rank
- #31,184
- “mittleres” frequency rank
- 44156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mittlerer | mittleres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Komparativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs mittel | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs mittel |
Where the eye mixes mittlerer and mittleres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mittlerer and mittleres follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mittlerer and mittleres
A purely visual mix-up. mittlerer ([ˈmɪtləʁɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “mittlerer” becomes s in “mittleres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mittlerer is recorded at frequency rank #12,972, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪtləʁɐ]. 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 44156, this pair ranks #1,395,186 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mittlerer vs mittleres
Shared letters: eilmrt. Private to "mittlerer": -. Private to "mittleres": s.
"mittlerer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "mittleres" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mittlerer" and "mittleres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mittlerer" or "mittleres"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mittlerer" and "mittleres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mittlerer" 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 #1,395,186 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mittlerer" 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 #1,395,186 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.