mitteilen

[ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lən]

/[ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lən]/ verb

The verdict

“mitteilen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,330. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,330
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Person über etwas informieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-mitteilen · mitteilen · German

mitteilen · rank #6,330 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,330
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mitgeteilt

Nearest frequency peer: mitgeteilt (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “mitteilen”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “mitteilen” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

mitteilen vs Mitteln
67% similar
mitteilen vs mitteilt
78% similar
mitteilen vs mitteilte
78% similar

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

Key facts for mitteilen
PropertyValue
Headwordmitteilen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,330
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “mitteilen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).mitteilenliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „mitgeteilt“ (#6,329), „moderner“ (#6,331), „Minderheit“ (#6,328). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around mitteilen (IPA [ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,330 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Person über etwas informieren".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for mitteilen, with forms such as "imtteilen", "miteilen", and "mitetilen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Mitteln", "mitteilt", "mitteilte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is mitteilen, spelled M-I-T-T-E-I-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Person über etwas informieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er teilte Peter mit, dass er in den Besprechungsraum kommen soll.
  2. „Außerdem hatte ich ihm in einem meiner Briefe mitgeteilt, dass ich das Chemiestudium zwar zu Ende führen würde, aber dann lieber Schriftsteller werden wolle.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imtteilen
  • miteilen
  • mitetilen
  • mitteieln
  • mitteilenn
  • mitteillen
  • mitteilne
  • mittelien
  • mittielen
  • mmitteilen
  • mtiteilen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mitteilen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imtteilen2miteilen1mitetilen2mitteieln2mitteilenn1mitteillen1mitteilne2mittelien2
Edit distance from "mitteilen"

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 "mitteilen"?
"mitteilen" is spelled M-I-T-T-E-I-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lən].
What does "mitteilen" mean?
As a verb, "mitteilen" means: eine Person über etwas informieren
What words are commonly confused with "mitteilen"?
"mitteilen" is commonly confused with "Mitteln", "mitteilt", "mitteilte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mitteilen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mitteilen" is [ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mitteilen" come from?
"mitteilen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list