mediate

[meˈdi̯aːtə]

/[meˈdi̯aːtə]/ adj

The verdict

“mediate” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mediat

Corpus desk

Index DE-mediate · mediate · German

mediate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for mediate
PropertyValue
Headwordmediate
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[meˈdi̯aːtə]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mediate“ im Deutschen

mediatesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mediate is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [meˈdi̯aːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for mediate in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is mediate, spelled M-E-D-I-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mediat
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mediat
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mediat
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mediat
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mediat
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mediat
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mediat
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mediat
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mediat

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mediate"?
"mediate" is spelled M-E-D-I-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈdi̯aːtə].
What does "mediate" mean?
As an adjective, "mediate" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mediat
How do you pronounce "mediate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mediate" is [meˈdi̯aːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mediate" come from?
"mediate" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list