Mitleids

[ˈmɪtˌlaɪ̯t͡s]

/[ˈmɪtˌlaɪ̯t͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mitleids” is uncommon German (frequency #86,815 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,815
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mitleid

Corpus desk

Index DE-mitleids · Mitleids · German

Mitleids · rank #86,815 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,815
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mitleidig

Nearest frequency peer: mitleidig (-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 „Mitleids“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mitleids
PropertyValue
HeadwordMitleids
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪtˌlaɪ̯t͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,815
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mitleids“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Mitleidsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mitleidig“ (#86,814), „Mitschülerinnen“ (#86,816), „mitgeschleppt“ (#86,813). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mitleids“ bei #86,815. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mitleids is uncommon German at frequency #86,815 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɪtˌlaɪ̯t͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mitleid".

Mitleids has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Mitleids, spelled M-I-T-L-E-I-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mitleid

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 "Mitleids"?
"Mitleids" is spelled M-I-T-L-E-I-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtˌlaɪ̯t͡s].
What does "Mitleids" mean?
As a noun, "Mitleids" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mitleid
How do you pronounce "Mitleids"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mitleids" is [ˈmɪtˌlaɪ̯t͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Monrovia#86,824Metriken#86,803mentales#86,797Nachtbus#86,843

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list