Mittellauf

[ˈmɪtl̩ˌlaʊ̯f]

/[ˈmɪtl̩ˌlaʊ̯f]/ noun

The verdict

“Mittellauf” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mittlerer Abschnitt des Flusslaufs

Corpus desk

Index DE-mittellauf · Mittellauf · German

Mittellauf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Mittellauf
PropertyValue
HeadwordMittellauf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪtl̩ˌlaʊ̯f]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mittellauf“ im Deutschen

Mittellaufschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mittellauf is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɪtl̩ˌlaʊ̯f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mittlerer Abschnitt des Flusslaufs".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Mittellauf, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Mittellauf, spelled M-I-T-T-E-L-L-A-U-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    mittlerer Abschnitt des Flusslaufs

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die besonders wasserreichen Zuflüsse der Ahr befinden sich im Ober- und Mittellauf, sodass auf einer Strecke von 55 km schon mehr als 85 % der durchschnittlichen Wassermenge zugeflossen sind.“

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mittellauf"?
"Mittellauf" is spelled M-I-T-T-E-L-L-A-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtl̩ˌlaʊ̯f].
What does "Mittellauf" mean?
As a noun, "Mittellauf" means: mittlerer Abschnitt des Flusslaufs
How do you pronounce "Mittellauf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mittellauf" is [ˈmɪtl̩ˌlaʊ̯f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mittellauf" come from?
"Mittellauf" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list