mitral

[miˈtʁaːl]

/[miˈtʁaːl]/ adj

The verdict

“mitral” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Mitralklappe betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-mitral · mitral · German

mitral · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for mitral
PropertyValue
Headwordmitral
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[miˈtʁaːl]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mitral“ im Deutschen

mitralsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mitral is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [miˈtʁaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mitral, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is mitral, spelled M-I-T-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Mitralklappe betreffend
  2. 2
    mit einer runden Basis und zwei Spitzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es handelt sich um einen mitralen Infarkt.
  2. Man kann ein mitrales Strömungsgeräusch hören.

Synonyms

mitriform

Antonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mitral"?
"mitral" is spelled M-I-T-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈtʁaːl].
What does "mitral" mean?
As an adjective, "mitral" means: die Mitralklappe betreffend
How do you pronounce "mitral"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mitral" is [miˈtʁaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mitral" come from?
"mitral" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list