mitschleifen
[ˈmɪtˌʃlaɪ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“mitschleifen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas mit sich ziehen, jemanden gegen dessen (ursprünglichen) Willen an einen Ort mitnehmen oder zu etwas überreden
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mitschleifen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈmɪtˌʃlaɪ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mitschleifen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for mitschleifen is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɪtˌʃlaɪ̯fn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "etwas mit sich ziehen, jemanden gegen dessen (ursprünglichen) Willen an einen Ort mitnehmen oder zu etwas überreden".
Zero misspellings are on record for mitschleifen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is mitschleifen, spelled M-I-T-S-C-H-L-E-I-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas mit sich ziehen, jemanden gegen dessen (ursprünglichen) Willen an einen Ort mitnehmen oder zu etwas überreden
Antonyms
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.
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Using “mitschleifen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-I-T-S-C-H-L-E-I-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmɪtˌʃlaɪ̯fn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.