mitgenommen
[ˈmɪtɡəˌnɔmən]
The verdict
“mitgenommen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #5,982 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #5,982
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit sich bewegt/zu einem anderen Ort gebracht worden
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mitgenommen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmɪtɡəˌnɔmən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #5,982 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mitgenommen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for mitgenommen is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɪtɡəˌnɔmən]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,982 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for mitgenommen, with forms such as "imtgenommen", "migtenommen", and "mitegnommen". 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, "mitbekommen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is mitgenommen, spelled M-I-T-G-E-N-O-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit sich bewegt/zu einem anderen Ort gebracht worden
- 2behalten worden, zu seinem Besitz gemacht worden
- 3belastet/beansprucht/beschädigt
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: imtgenommen,migtenommen,mitegnommen,mitgenmomen,mitgennommen,mitgenomemn,mitgenomen,mitgenommenn,mitgenommne,mitgeonmmen,mitggenommen,mitgneommen,mittgenommen,mmitgenommen,mtigenommen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mitgenommen - 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.
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.
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Using “mitgenommen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-I-T-G-E-N-O-M-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmɪtɡəˌnɔmən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mitbekommen” - see the side-by-side comparison. mitgenommen vs mitbekommen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.