mittelalterlich

[ˈmɪtl̩ˌʔaltɐlɪç]

/[ˈmɪtl̩ˌʔaltɐlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“mittelalterlich” is uncommon German (frequency #50,724 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,724
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Mittelalter betreffend; aus dem Mittelalter stammend

Corpus desk

Index DE-mittelalterlich · mittelalterlich · German

mittelalterlich · rank #50,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,724
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mitochondrien

Nearest frequency peer: Mitochondrien (-2 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 „mittelalterlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mittelalterlich
PropertyValue
Headwordmittelalterlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmɪtl̩ˌʔaltɐlɪç]
Letters15
Frequency rank#50,724
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mittelalterlich“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.mittelalterlichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mitochondrien“ (#50,722), „mock“ (#50,726), „mitnehme“ (#50,721). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mittelalterlich“ bei #50,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mittelalterlich is uncommon German at frequency #50,724 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmɪtl̩ˌʔaltɐlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for mittelalterlich in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is mittelalterlich, spelled M-I-T-T-E-L-A-L-T-E-R-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Mittelalter betreffend; aus dem Mittelalter stammend
  2. 2
    rückständig, nicht zeitgemäß

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auf diesem Bild sehen wir ein mittelalterliches Dorffest.
  2. „In der Stimme des Konservators schwingt echte Anerkennung für den mittelalterlichen Bischof Azelin mit.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "mittelalterlich"?
"mittelalterlich" is spelled M-I-T-T-E-L-A-L-T-E-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtl̩ˌʔaltɐlɪç].
What does "mittelalterlich" mean?
As an adjective, "mittelalterlich" means: das Mittelalter betreffend; aus dem Mittelalter stammend
How do you pronounce "mittelalterlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mittelalterlich" is [ˈmɪtl̩ˌʔaltɐlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mittelalterlich" come from?
"mittelalterlich" 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 "mittelalterlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list