Mitarbeiter

/[ˈmɪtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tɐ]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#735

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Mitarbeiter is aGermannoun. It means: jemand, der zusammen mit anderen im gleichen Betrieb oder in der gleichen Institution arbeitet Pronounced [ˈmɪtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tɐ]. It ranks #735 in German word frequency. Often confused with Mitarbeitern and Mitarbeiters.

Key facts for Mitarbeiter
PropertyValue
HeadwordMitarbeiter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#735
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Mitarbeiter in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Mitarbeiter is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɪtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #735 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for Mitarbeiter, with forms such as "imtarbeiter", "miatrbeiter", and "mitabreiter". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Mitarbeitern", "Mitarbeiters", "Mitarbeiterin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Mitarbeiter, spelled M-I-T-A-R-B-E-I-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der zusammen mit anderen im gleichen Betrieb oder in der gleichen Institution arbeitet
  2. 2
    jemand, der in der Gruppe oder Firma einer Person arbeitet, die ihm Weisungen erteilen kann

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imtarbeiter,miatrbeiter,mitabreiter,mitarbbeiter,mitarbeietr,mitarbeiterr,mitarbeitre,mitarbeitter,mitarbetier,mitarbieter,mitarebiter,mitarrbeiter,mitrabeiter,mittarbeiter,mmitarbeiter,mtiarbeiter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Mitarbeiter

Misspelling Variants of "Mitarbeiter"

imtarbeiter11miatrbeiter11mitabreiter11mitarbbeiter12mitarbeietr11mitarbeiterr12mitarbeitre11mitarbeitter12
Misspelling Variants of "Mitarbeiter"

Frequency rank: #735 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mitarbeiter"?
"Mitarbeiter" is spelled M-I-T-A-R-B-E-I-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tɐ].
What does "Mitarbeiter" mean?
As a noun, "Mitarbeiter" means: jemand, der zusammen mit anderen im gleichen Betrieb oder in der gleichen Institution arbeitet
What words are commonly confused with "Mitarbeiter"?
"Mitarbeiter" is commonly confused with "Mitarbeitern", "Mitarbeiters", "Mitarbeiterin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mitarbeiter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mitarbeiter" is [ˈmɪtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mitarbeiter" come from?
"Mitarbeiter" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.