Mitmensch

[ˈmɪtˌmɛnʃ]

/[ˈmɪtˌmɛnʃ]/ noun

The verdict

“Mitmensch” is uncommon German (frequency #80,684 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,684
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mensch an sich, der mit anderen in der Gesellschaft lebt und mit ihnen den Lebensraum teilt

Corpus desk

Index DE-mitmensch · Mitmensch · German

Mitmensch · rank #80,684 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,684
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mitbegründerin

Nearest frequency peer: Mitbegründerin (-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 „Mitmensch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mitmensch
PropertyValue
HeadwordMitmensch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪtˌmɛnʃ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,684
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mitmensch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Mitmenschfällt 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: „Mitbegründerin“ (#80,683), „misshandelten“ (#80,682), „mitteilten“ (#80,686). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mitmensch“ bei #80,684. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mitmensch is uncommon German at frequency #80,684 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɪtˌmɛnʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mensch an sich, der mit anderen in der Gesellschaft lebt und mit ihnen den Lebensraum teilt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Mitmensch in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Mitmensch, spelled M-I-T-M-E-N-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mensch an sich, der mit anderen in der Gesellschaft lebt und mit ihnen den Lebensraum teilt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Mitmensch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Man sollte sich auch um seine Mitmenschen kümmern.
  2. „Selbstbestimmung, Freiheit, Gleichheit, Brüderlichkeit: die himmlischen Worte überstürzten einander. Enthusiasmus und Freude erheben auf Riesenschultern Paris zur Hauptstadt der Welt. Papst, Henker und Thron versinken im Dunkel. Denn siehe: euch wurde der Mitmensch geboren.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Mitmensch"?
"Mitmensch" is spelled M-I-T-M-E-N-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtˌmɛnʃ].
What does "Mitmensch" mean?
As a noun, "Mitmensch" means: Mensch an sich, der mit anderen in der Gesellschaft lebt und mit ihnen den Lebensraum teilt
How do you pronounce "Mitmensch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mitmensch" is [ˈmɪtˌmɛnʃ]. 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 "Mitmensch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list