mitlesen

/[ˈmɪtˌleːzn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,085

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

mitlesen is aGermanverb. It means: offen etwas lesen, was eine andere Person auch gerade liest Pronounced [ˈmɪtˌleːzn̩]. Often confused with mitreden and mittleren.

Key facts for mitlesen
PropertyValue
Headwordmitlesen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɪtˌleːzn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,085
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mitlesen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for mitlesen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɪtˌleːzn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,085 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for mitlesen, with forms such as "imtlesen", "miltesen", and "mitelsen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "mitreden", "mittleren", "miesen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is mitlesen, spelled M-I-T-L-E-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    offen etwas lesen, was eine andere Person auch gerade liest
  2. 2
    heimlich etwas lesen, was eigentlich an eine andere Person gerichtet ist
  3. 3
    zusätzlich zu gewissen Textteilen auch einen ganz bestimmten anderen Textteil lesen
  4. 4
    einem vorgetragenen Werk folgen, indem ein Text dazu parallel gelesen wird

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imtlesen,miltesen,mitelsen,mitleesn,mitlesenn,mitlesne,mitlessen,mitllesen,mitlseen,mittlesen,mmitlesen,mtilesen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mitlesen

Misspelling Variants of "mitlesen"

imtlesen8miltesen8mitelsen8mitleesn8mitlesenn9mitlesne8mitlessen9mitllesen9
Misspelling Variants of "mitlesen"

Frequency rank: #37,085 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mitlesen"?
"mitlesen" is spelled M-I-T-L-E-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtˌleːzn̩].
What does "mitlesen" mean?
As a verb, "mitlesen" means: offen etwas lesen, was eine andere Person auch gerade liest
What words are commonly confused with "mitlesen"?
"mitlesen" is commonly confused with "mitreden", "mittleren", "miesen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mitlesen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mitlesen" is [ˈmɪtˌleːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mitlesen" come from?
"mitlesen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.