Mittelsmann

[ˈmɪtl̩sˌman]

/[ˈmɪtl̩sˌman]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mittelsmann” is uncommon German (frequency #67,518 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,518
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die zwischen zwei Gruppen verhandelt

Corpus desk

Index DE-mittelsmann · Mittelsmann · German

Mittelsmann · rank #67,518 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,518
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mitzuhelfen

Nearest frequency peer: mitzuhelfen (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Mittelsmann“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Mittelsmann“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mittelsmann
PropertyValue
HeadwordMittelsmann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪtl̩sˌman]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,518
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mittelsmann“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Mittelsmannfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mitzuhelfen“ (#67,519), „Modehaus“ (#67,520), „mitfühlen“ (#67,515). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mittelsmann“ bei #67,518. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mittelsmann is uncommon German at frequency #67,518 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɪtl̩sˌman]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die zwischen zwei Gruppen verhandelt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Mittelsmann, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for 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 Mittelsmann, spelled M-I-T-T-E-L-S-M-A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die zwischen zwei Gruppen verhandelt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Als Mittelsmann war es seine Aufgabe, schlichtend auf die Parteien einzuwirken.

Synonyms

AgentVermittlerRepräsentantUnterhändler

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 "Mittelsmann"?
"Mittelsmann" is spelled M-I-T-T-E-L-S-M-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtl̩sˌman].
What does "Mittelsmann" mean?
As a noun, "Mittelsmann" means: Person, die zwischen zwei Gruppen verhandelt
How do you pronounce "Mittelsmann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mittelsmann" is [ˈmɪtl̩sˌman]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mittelsmann" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mitzuhelfen#67,519meisterlich#67,500Mutterliebe#67,537nachgezogen#67,541

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list