Mitgift
[ˈmɪtˌɡɪft]
The verdict
“Mitgift” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #34,265 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #34,265
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vermögen, in Form von Geld, Gütern oder Hausrat, das die Eltern ihrer Tochter bei der zukünftigen Heirat mitgeben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mitgift |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɪtˌɡɪft] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #34,265 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mitgift” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Mitgift is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɪtˌɡɪft]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,265 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Vermögen, in Form von Geld, Gütern oder Hausrat, das die Eltern ihrer Tochter bei der zukünftigen Heirat mitgeben".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mitgift, with forms such as "imtgift", "migtift", and "mitgfit". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Mitgift, spelled M-I-T-G-I-F-T.
Definition
- 1Vermögen, in Form von Geld, Gütern oder Hausrat, das die Eltern ihrer Tochter bei der zukünftigen Heirat mitgeben
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: imtgift,migtift,mitgfit,mitggift,mitgifft,mitgiftt,mitgitf,mitigft,mittgift,mmitgift,mtigift
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mitgift - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Mitgift”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-I-T-G-I-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmɪtˌɡɪft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.