mittelschwere

[ˈmɪtl̩ˌʃveːʁə]

/[ˈmɪtl̩ˌʃveːʁə]/ adj

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The verdict

“mittelschwere” is uncommon German (frequency #59,892 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,892
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittelschwer

Key facts for mittelschwere
PropertyValue
Headwordmittelschwere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmɪtl̩ˌʃveːʁə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#59,892
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mittelschwere” 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). mittelschwere lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

mittelschwere is uncommon German at frequency #59,892 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmɪtl̩ˌʃveːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for mittelschwere in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is mittelschwere, spelled M-I-T-T-E-L-S-C-H-W-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittelschwer
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittelschwer
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittelschwer
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittelschwer
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittelschwer
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittelschwer
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittelschwer
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittelschwer
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mittelschwer

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

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

  • The one correct German spelling is M-I-T-T-E-L-S-C-H-W-E-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmɪtl̩ˌʃveːʁə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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