mithören

[ˈmɪtˌhøːʁən]

/[ˈmɪtˌhøːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“mithören” is uncommon German (frequency #56,352 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,352
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich heimlich oder auch unabsichtlich etwas anhören, ein Gespräch mitverfolgen

Key facts for mithören
PropertyValue
Headwordmithören
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɪtˌhøːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,352
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mithören” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mithören lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mithören is uncommon German at frequency #56,352 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmɪtˌhøːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

mithören has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is mithören, spelled M-I-T-H-Ö-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich heimlich oder auch unabsichtlich etwas anhören, ein Gespräch mitverfolgen
  2. 2
    sich etwas mit anderen Personen anhören

Synonyms

abhörenbelauschen

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 "mithören"?
"mithören" is spelled M-I-T-H-Ö-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtˌhøːʁən].
What does "mithören" mean?
As a verb, "mithören" means: sich heimlich oder auch unabsichtlich etwas anhören, ein Gespräch mitverfolgen
How do you pronounce "mithören"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mithören" is [ˈmɪtˌhøːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mithören" come from?
"mithören" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “mithören”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-I-T-H-Ö-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmɪtˌhøːʁən] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list