Mitgefühl

[ˈmɪtɡəˌfyːl]

/[ˈmɪtɡəˌfyːl]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Mitgefühl” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,136. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,136
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teilnahme am Leid anderer

Corpus desk

Index DE-mitgefuhl · Mitgefühl · German

Mitgefühl · rank #10,136 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #10,136
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Messungen

Nearest frequency peer: Messungen (-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 „Mitgefühl“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Mitgefühl“ 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).

Mitgefühl vs mitgeführt
70% similar

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

Key facts for Mitgefühl
PropertyValue
HeadwordMitgefühl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪtɡəˌfyːl]
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,136
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mitgefühl“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Mitgefühlliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Messungen“ (#10,135), „mitspielen“ (#10,137), „mer“ (#10,134). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mitgefühl“ bei #10,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Mitgefühl (IPA [ˈmɪtɡəˌfyːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,136 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Teilnahme am Leid anderer".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mitgefühl, with forms such as "imtgefühl", "migtefühl", and "mitegfühl". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "mitgeführt", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Mitgefühl, spelled M-I-T-G-E-F-Ü-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teilnahme am Leid anderer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wer wirkliches Mitgefühl hat, leistet tätige Hilfe oder versucht, durch besondere Rücksicht oder ein gutes Wort den Schmerz zu lindern.“
  2. „Wenn wir glauben, uns zu persönlichem Erscheinen entschließen zu können, dann seien wir uns darüber klar, daß unsere Aufgabe nicht so sehr darin liegt, unser Mitgefühl zum Ausdruck zu bringen, als vielmehr im Trost und in der Aufrichtung.“

Synonyms

MitleidAnteilnahme

Antonyms

Schadenfreude

This word in other languages

sympathy(English)compasión(Español)compassion(Français)compaixão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imtgefühl
  • migtefühl
  • mitegfühl
  • mitgeffühl
  • mitgefhül
  • mitgefühhl
  • mitgefühll
  • mitgefülh
  • mitgeüfhl
  • mitgfeühl
  • mitggefühl
  • mittgefühl
  • mmitgefühl
  • mtigefühl

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mitgefühl - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

imtgefühl2migtefühl2mitegfühl2mitgeffühl1mitgefhül2mitgefühhl1mitgefühll1mitgefülh2
Edit distance from "Mitgefühl"

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 "Mitgefühl"?
"Mitgefühl" is spelled M-I-T-G-E-F-Ü-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtɡəˌfyːl].
What does "Mitgefühl" mean?
As a noun, "Mitgefühl" means: Teilnahme am Leid anderer
What words are commonly confused with "Mitgefühl"?
"Mitgefühl" is commonly confused with "mitgeführt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mitgefühl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mitgefühl" is [ˈmɪtɡəˌfyːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mitgefühl" come from?
"Mitgefühl" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Messungen#10,135Monarchie#10,138komischen#10,122Japanisch#10,118

Similar misspelling depth

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

Neuerungen14 variantsInsolvenz14 variantsSortiment14 variantsspannenden14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list