mitschleppen

[ˈmɪtˌʃlɛpn̩]

/[ˈmɪtˌʃlɛpn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“mitschleppen” is uncommon German (frequency #84,314 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,314
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gegenstände persönlich oder mit eigenem Transportmittel (häufig tragend) zu einem anderen Ort bringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-mitschleppen · mitschleppen · German

mitschleppen · rank #84,314 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,314
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mito

Nearest frequency peer: mito (-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 „mitschleppen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mitschleppen
PropertyValue
Headwordmitschleppen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɪtˌʃlɛpn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#84,314
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mitschleppen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).mitschleppenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mito“ (#84,313), „Mitautor“ (#84,312), „mitzutragen“ (#84,317). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mitschleppen“ bei #84,314. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mitschleppen is uncommon German at frequency #84,314 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmɪtˌʃlɛpn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

mitschleppen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is mitschleppen, spelled M-I-T-S-C-H-L-E-P-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gegenstände persönlich oder mit eigenem Transportmittel (häufig tragend) zu einem anderen Ort bringen
  2. 2
    eine andere Person widerwillig zu einer Veranstaltung oder Ähnlichem mitnehmen

Synonyms

mitnehmenmitschleifen

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 "mitschleppen"?
"mitschleppen" is spelled M-I-T-S-C-H-L-E-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtˌʃlɛpn̩].
What does "mitschleppen" mean?
As a verb, "mitschleppen" means: Gegenstände persönlich oder mit eigenem Transportmittel (häufig tragend) zu einem anderen Ort bringen
How do you pronounce "mitschleppen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mitschleppen" is [ˈmɪtˌʃlɛpn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mitschleppen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mitschleppen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Morgenmantel#84,321Materialität#84,288Massengräber#84,286Nutzfahrzeug#84,357

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list