Mittelfeld
[ˈmɪtl̩ˌfɛlt]
The verdict
“Mittelfeld” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #10,701 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,701
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der mittlere Teil eines Spielfeldes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mittelfeld |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɪtl̩ˌfɛlt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #10,701 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mittelfeld” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Mittelfeld is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɪtl̩ˌfɛlt]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,701 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mittelfeld, with forms such as "imttelfeld", "mitelfeld", and "mitetlfeld". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mittelfeld, spelled M-I-T-T-E-L-F-E-L-D.
Definition
- 1der mittlere Teil eines Spielfeldes
- 2der Teil der Wettkämpfer, der hinter der Spitze platziert ist
- 3ein mittlerer Bereich der Qualität
- 4im Aussagesatz die Wortstellungen, die sich innerhalb der Satzklammer befinden.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: imttelfeld,mitelfeld,mitetlfeld,mittefleld,mittelefld,mittelfedl,mittelfeldd,mittelfelld,mittelffeld,mittelfled,mittellfeld,mittlefeld,mmittelfeld,mtitelfeld
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mittelfeld - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Mittelfeld”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-I-T-T-E-L-F-E-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmɪtl̩ˌfɛlt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.