mittellosen

[ˈmɪtl̩ˌloːzn̩]

/[ˈmɪtl̩ˌloːzn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“mittellosen” is uncommon German (frequency #81,884 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,884
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittellos

Key facts for mittellosen
PropertyValue
Headwordmittellosen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmɪtl̩ˌloːzn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#81,884
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mittellosen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mittellosen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mittellosen is uncommon German at frequency #81,884 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmɪtl̩ˌloːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mittellosen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is mittellosen, spelled M-I-T-T-E-L-L-O-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittellos
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittellos
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittellos
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittellos
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittellos
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittellos
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittellos
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittellos
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittellos
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittellos
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittellos
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittellos

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 "mittellosen"?
"mittellosen" is spelled M-I-T-T-E-L-L-O-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtl̩ˌloːzn̩].
What does "mittellosen" mean?
As an adjective, "mittellosen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittellos
How do you pronounce "mittellosen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mittellosen" is [ˈmɪtl̩ˌloːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mittellosen" come from?
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Using “mittellosen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-I-T-T-E-L-L-O-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmɪtl̩ˌloːzn̩] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list