Mittag
German, noun/ˈmɪtaːk/
Mittag is spelled M-I-T-T-A-G (6 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written German, the 4,037th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mittag is a German masculine noun meaning “noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon (time from about 11 a.m. to 2 p.m)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Tageszeit um den Sonnenhöchststand (in der Regel ab circa 12.00 bis 14.00 Uhr), Mitte des Tages, Mitte der…”.
What does Mittag mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenoon, midday, late morning, early afternoon (time from about 11 a.m. to 2 p.m)
Sie hat bis Mittag geschlafen.
- 2
archaicmasculinesouth (compass point representing 180°)
noun
- 1
informalneuterlunch (light meal eaten around midday)
Wann gibt's Mittag?
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tageszeit um den Sonnenhöchststand (in der Regel ab circa 12.00 bis 14.00 Uhr), Mitte des Tages, Mitte der Zeit mit Tageslicht; dem Mittag geht der Vormittag voran und ihm folgt der Nachmittag 2. die Himmelsrichtung Süden, da die Sonne um 12 Uhr im Süden steht 3. Nachmittag 4. Mittagspause
noun: 1. Mittagessen, Hauptmahlzeit des Tages
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Mittag
- Mittags genitive
- Mittages genitive
- Mittage plural
- Mittagen dative definite plural
- Mitttag alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mittag?
- standard /ˈmɪtaːk/
- /ˈmɪtax/
- /ˈmɪtaːx/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Mittag
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Mittag in German?
Mittag appears 19 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).