Mittelschule

[ˈmɪtl̩ˌʃuːlə]

/[ˈmɪtl̩ˌʃuːlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mittelschule” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,074. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,074
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zwischen Gymnasium und Hauptschule rangierende Schule

Corpus desk

Index DE-mittelschule · Mittelschule · German

Mittelschule · rank #17,074 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #17,074
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Meistertitel

Nearest frequency peer: Meistertitel (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Mittelschule“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Mittelschule“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Mittelschule vs Mittelschulen
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Mittelschule
PropertyValue
HeadwordMittelschule
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪtl̩ˌʃuːlə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#17,074
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mittelschule“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Mittelschuleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Meistertitel“ (#17,073), „Monopol“ (#17,075), „Motorradfahrer“ (#17,076). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mittelschule“ bei #17,074. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Mittelschule (IPA [ˈmɪtl̩ˌʃuːlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,074 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mittelschule, with forms such as "imttelschule", "mitelschule", and "mitetlschule". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Mittelschulen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Mittelschule, spelled M-I-T-T-E-L-S-C-H-U-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    zwischen Gymnasium und Hauptschule rangierende Schule
  2. 2
    in Bayern seit 2011, in Österreich als „Neue Mittelschule“ seit 2012 Nachfolgerin der Hauptschule

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich ging über 5 Jahre zur Mittelschule
  2. „In Österreich sind Gymnasien formell allgemeinbildende höhere Schulen (AHS), umgangssprachlich sowie alle höheren und mittleren berufsbildenden Lehranstalten immer noch als Mittelschule bezeichnet.“

Synonyms

Realschule

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imttelschule
  • mitelschule
  • mitetlschule
  • mittelcshule
  • mittellschule
  • mittelscchule
  • mittelschhule
  • mittelschlue
  • mittelschuel
  • mittelschulle
  • mittelscuhle
  • mittelshcule
  • mittelsschule
  • mitteslchule
  • mittleschule
  • mmittelschule
  • mtitelschule

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mittelschule - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imttelschule2mitelschule1mitetlschule2mittelcshule2mittellschule1mittelscchule1mittelschhule1mittelschlue2
Edit distance from "Mittelschule"

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 "Mittelschule"?
"Mittelschule" is spelled M-I-T-T-E-L-S-C-H-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtl̩ˌʃuːlə].
What does "Mittelschule" mean?
As a noun, "Mittelschule" means: zwischen Gymnasium und Hauptschule rangierende Schule
What words are commonly confused with "Mittelschule"?
"Mittelschule" is commonly confused with "Mittelschulen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mittelschule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mittelschule" is [ˈmɪtl̩ˌʃuːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mittelschule" come from?
"Mittelschule" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Mittelschule", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Meistertitel#17,073Mountainbike#17,077Kontroversen#17,055Photovoltaik#17,096

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

lächerliche17 variantsscheiterten17 variantsGrundrecht17 variantsgewerbliche17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list