mittels
[ˈmɪtl̩s]
The verdict
“mittels” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,255. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,255
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - mit dem … [im Genitiv folgenden Gegenstand] als Mittel
Corpus desk
Index DE-mittels · mittels · German
mittels · rank #2,255 · 9 variants · 10 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,255
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Minister
Nearest frequency peer: Minister (-1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “mittels”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Jürgen
Jürgen
97,749 corpus weight
- kaputt
kaputt
97,748 corpus weight
- Minister
Minister
97,747 corpus weight
- mittels
mittels
97,746 corpus weight
- Niveau
Niveau
97,745 corpus weight
- PDF
PDF
97,744 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “mittels” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mittels |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | [ˈmɪtl̩s] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,255 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mittels” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around mittels (IPA [ˈmɪtl̩s]), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #2,255 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit dem … [im Genitiv folgenden Gegenstand] als Mittel".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for mittels, with forms such as "imttels", "mitels", and "mitetls". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "mitten", "Mitte", "Mittel", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 mittels, spelled M-I-T-T-E-L-S.
Definition
- 1mit dem … [im Genitiv folgenden Gegenstand] als Mittel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mittels appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er fischte die Schraube mittels einer Pinzette aus dem Rohr.
Er drehte die Schraube anschließend mittels eines Schraubendrehers in die Wand.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- imttels
- mitels
- mitetls
- mittells
- mittelss
- mittesl
- mittles
- mmittels
- mtitels
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mittels - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mittels", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
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.