Mittelmaß
[ˈmɪtl̩ˌmaːs]
The verdict
“Mittelmaß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mittlerer Grad, mittlere Ausprägung hinsichtlich einer bestimmten Sache (Leistung, sozialer Status,…)
Corpus desk
Index DE-mittelma · Mittelmaß · German
Mittelmaß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mittelmaß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɪtl̩ˌmaːs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mittelmaß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mittelmaß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɪtl̩ˌmaːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mittlerer Grad, mittlere Ausprägung hinsichtlich einer bestimmten Sache (Leistung, sozialer Status,…)".
Mittelmaß doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Mittelmaß, spelled M-I-T-T-E-L-M-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1mittlerer Grad, mittlere Ausprägung hinsichtlich einer bestimmten Sache (Leistung, sozialer Status,…)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mittelmaß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nur wer das Mittelmaß nicht übersteigt, kann auf Wohlwollen rechnen.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.