mitfahren

[ˈmɪtˌfaːʁən]

/[ˈmɪtˌfaːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“mitfahren” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,001. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,001
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einer anderen Person/Personen zusammen im gleichen Fahrzeug fahren

Corpus desk

Index DE-mitfahren · mitfahren · German

mitfahren · rank #21,001 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,001
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mitbringt

Nearest frequency peer: mitbringt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „mitfahren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „mitfahren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mitfahren vs Mitfahrer
78% similar
mitfahren vs mitführen
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mitfahren
PropertyValue
Headwordmitfahren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɪtˌfaːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,001
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „mitfahren“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).mitfahrenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mitbringt“ (#21,000), „mitgehen“ (#21,002), „mirror“ (#20,999). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mitfahren“ bei #21,001. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around mitfahren (IPA [ˈmɪtˌfaːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,001 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit einer anderen Person/Personen zusammen im gleichen Fahrzeug fahren".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for mitfahren, with forms such as "imtfahren", "miftahren", and "mitafhren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Mitfahrer", "mitführen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is mitfahren, spelled M-I-T-F-A-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einer anderen Person/Personen zusammen im gleichen Fahrzeug fahren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lass uns doch bei Lukas mitfahren!
  2. Das große Entweder-oder aber bleibt: Wenn vier Personen mitfahren wollen, reicht der Kofferraum bestenfalls für ein mittelprächtiges Picknick.

This word in other languages

drive(English)ir(Español)partir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imtfahren
  • miftahren
  • mitafhren
  • mitfahern
  • mitfahhren
  • mitfahrenn
  • mitfahrne
  • mitfahrren
  • mitfarhen
  • mitffahren
  • mitfharen
  • mittfahren
  • mmitfahren
  • mtifahren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mitfahren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imtfahren2miftahren2mitafhren2mitfahern2mitfahhren1mitfahrenn1mitfahrne2mitfahrren1
Edit distance from "mitfahren"

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 "mitfahren"?
"mitfahren" is spelled M-I-T-F-A-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtˌfaːʁən].
What does "mitfahren" mean?
As a verb, "mitfahren" means: mit einer anderen Person/Personen zusammen im gleichen Fahrzeug fahren
What words are commonly confused with "mitfahren"?
"mitfahren" is commonly confused with "Mitfahrer", "mitführen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mitfahren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mitfahren" is [ˈmɪtˌfaːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mitfahren" come from?
"mitfahren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mitbringt#21,000Nachtisch#21,005Meisterin#20,996namhaften#21,006

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

markanten14 variantsLehrlinge14 variantsKreuznach14 variantsseltsames14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list