Mittäter

[ˈmɪtˌtɛːtɐ]

/[ˈmɪtˌtɛːtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mittäter” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,705. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,705
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an einer gemeinschaftlich begangenen Tat Beteiligter

Corpus desk

Index DE-mittater · Mittäter · German

Mittäter · rank #40,705 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,705
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH minimaler

Nearest frequency peer: minimaler (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Mittäter“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Mittäter“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Mittäter vs mittler
63% similar
Mittäter vs mitunter
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Mittäter
PropertyValue
HeadwordMittäter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪtˌtɛːtɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,705
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mittäter“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Mittäterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „minimaler“ (#40,704), „mitzureden“ (#40,706), „minderwertig“ (#40,703). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mittäter“ bei #40,705. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Mittäter (IPA [ˈmɪtˌtɛːtɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,705 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "an einer gemeinschaftlich begangenen Tat Beteiligter".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mittäter, with forms such as "imttäter", "mitttäer", and "mittäetr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "mittler", "mitunter", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Mittäter, spelled M-I-T-T-Ä-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    an einer gemeinschaftlich begangenen Tat Beteiligter

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Es muß nicht jeder Mittäter den ganzen strafbaren Tatbestand verwirklichen; vielmehr genügt eine vom gleichen bösen Vorsatz getragene, wenn auch zeitlich beschränkte Mitwirkung in irgendeiner Phase der Ausführung der Straftat auch ohne gleichzeitige Anwesenheit am Tatort, mithin ohne daß die Mittäter zugleich tätig werden müssen.“

Antonyms

Nebentäter

This word in other languages

accomplice(English)cómplice(Español)complice(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imttäter
  • mitttäer
  • mittäetr
  • mittäterr
  • mittätre
  • mittätter
  • mitäter
  • mitätter
  • mmittäter
  • mtitäter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mittäter - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

imttäter2mitttäer2mittäetr2mittäterr1mittätre2mittätter1mitäter1mitätter2
Edit distance from "Mittäter"

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 "Mittäter"?
"Mittäter" is spelled M-I-T-T-Ä-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtˌtɛːtɐ].
What does "Mittäter" mean?
As a noun, "Mittäter" means: an einer gemeinschaftlich begangenen Tat Beteiligter
What words are commonly confused with "Mittäter"?
"Mittäter" is commonly confused with "mittler", "mitunter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mittäter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mittäter" is [ˈmɪtˌtɛːtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mittäter" come from?
"Mittäter" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Luzifer10 variantslatente10 variantsPlüsch10 variantsKalzium10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list