mitreißen

[ˈmɪtˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]

/[ˈmɪtˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden/etwas mit sich zerren

Corpus desk

Index DE-mitrei-en · mitreißen · German

mitreißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 mitreißen
PropertyValue
Headwordmitreißen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɪtˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mitreißen“ im Deutschen

mitreißenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

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

No generated misspelling entries exist for mitreißen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is mitreißen, spelled M-I-T-R-E-I-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden/etwas mit sich zerren
  2. 2
    Enthusiasmus verbreiten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Felssturz riss sie mit in die Tiefe.
  2. „An den Winterabenden, wenn der Wind um das allein stehende Kinderhaus pfiff und alles mitriss, was ihm in den Weg kam, erzählte sie ihre Geschichten.“

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 "mitreißen"?
"mitreißen" is spelled M-I-T-R-E-I-SS-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtˌʁaɪ̯sn̩].
What does "mitreißen" mean?
As a verb, "mitreißen" means: jemanden/etwas mit sich zerren
How do you pronounce "mitreißen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mitreißen" is [ˈmɪtˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mitreißen" come from?
"mitreißen" 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