Mieder

[ˈmiːdɐ]

/[ˈmiːdɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mieder” is uncommon German (frequency #71,622 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,622
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - figurformendes Kleidungsstück, das am Oberkörper getragen wird; teilweise fester Bestandteil des Kleides

Corpus desk

Index DE-mieder · Mieder · German

Mieder · rank #71,622 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,622
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mentalitäten

Nearest frequency peer: Mentalitäten (-3 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Mieder“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Mieder“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mieder
PropertyValue
HeadwordMieder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmiːdɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,622
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mieder“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Miederfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mentalitäten“ (#71,619), „Mietkosten“ (#71,625), „Mensche“ (#71,618). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mieder“ bei #71,622. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mieder is uncommon German at frequency #71,622 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmiːdɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "figurformendes Kleidungsstück, das am Oberkörper getragen wird; teilweise fester Bestandteil des Kleides".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mieder, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Mieder, spelled M-I-E-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    figurformendes Kleidungsstück, das am Oberkörper getragen wird; teilweise fester Bestandteil des Kleides

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Mieder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Mieder ist vor allem in der Trachtenmode verbreitet.
  2. „Zufrieden mit diesem Vorspiel, ließ der Verleger den Motor seiner Limousine an, die linke Hand im Mieder des Schätzchens.“

This word in other languages

bodice(English)corpiño(Español)corsage(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mieder"?
"Mieder" is spelled M-I-E-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmiːdɐ].
What does "Mieder" mean?
As a noun, "Mieder" means: figurformendes Kleidungsstück, das am Oberkörper getragen wird; teilweise fester Bestandteil des Kleides
How do you pronounce "Mieder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mieder" is [ˈmiːdɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mieder" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Mieder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mecker#71,614Marlen#71,608Muffel#71,639Mälzer#71,642

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list