mitleidig

[ˈmɪtˌlaɪ̯dɪç]

/[ˈmɪtˌlaɪ̯dɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“mitleidig” is uncommon German (frequency #86,814 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,814
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitleid fühlend, Anteil nehmend

Corpus desk

Index DE-mitleidig · mitleidig · German

mitleidig · rank #86,814 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,814
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mitgeschleppt

Nearest frequency peer: mitgeschleppt (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „mitleidig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „mitleidig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mitleidig
PropertyValue
Headwordmitleidig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmɪtˌlaɪ̯dɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#86,814
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mitleidig“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).mitleidigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mitgeschleppt“ (#86,813), „Mitleids“ (#86,815), „mitgefiebert“ (#86,812). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mitleidig“ bei #86,814. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mitleidig is uncommon German at frequency #86,814 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmɪtˌlaɪ̯dɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mitleid fühlend, Anteil nehmend".

No generated misspelling entries exist for mitleidig in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is mitleidig, spelled M-I-T-L-E-I-D-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mitleid fühlend, Anteil nehmend

Antonyms

ehrfürchtig

This word in other languages

compassionate(English)

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 "mitleidig"?
"mitleidig" is spelled M-I-T-L-E-I-D-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtˌlaɪ̯dɪç].
What does "mitleidig" mean?
As an adjective, "mitleidig" means: Mitleid fühlend, Anteil nehmend
How do you pronounce "mitleidig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mitleidig" is [ˈmɪtˌlaɪ̯dɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mitleidig" come from?
"mitleidig" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

monochrom#86,822Maultiere#86,786maritimes#86,783Mafiaboss#86,775

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list