mitessen

[ˈmɪtˌʔɛsn̩]

/[ˈmɪtˌʔɛsn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“mitessen” is uncommon German (frequency #89,307 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,307
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich an einem Essen beteiligen

Corpus desk

Index DE-mitessen · mitessen · German

mitessen · rank #89,307 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,307
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mitarbeitet

Nearest frequency peer: mitarbeitet (-1 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 „mitessen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mitessen
PropertyValue
Headwordmitessen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɪtˌʔɛsn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,307
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mitessen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).mitessenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mitarbeitet“ (#89,306), „mitreisende“ (#89,308), „missliebige“ (#89,305). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mitessen“ bei #89,307. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mitessen is uncommon German at frequency #89,307 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmɪtˌʔɛsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for mitessen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is mitessen, spelled M-I-T-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich an einem Essen beteiligen
  2. 2
    Teil eines Nahrungsmittels (nicht) mit dem Rest zusammen verzehren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jens darf heute nicht mit der Familie mitessen, weil er unartig war.
  2. Den Strunk sollte man nicht mitessen.

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 "mitessen"?
"mitessen" is spelled M-I-T-E-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtˌʔɛsn̩].
What does "mitessen" mean?
As a verb, "mitessen" means: sich an einem Essen beteiligen
How do you pronounce "mitessen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mitessen" is [ˈmɪtˌʔɛsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mitessen" come from?
"mitessen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list