Mittelsmann

[ˈmɪtl̩sˌman]

/[ˈmɪtl̩sˌman]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mittelsmann” is an uncommon German word, ranked #67,518 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#67,518
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die zwischen zwei Gruppen verhandelt

Key facts for Mittelsmann
PropertyValue
HeadwordMittelsmann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪtl̩sˌman]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,518
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mittelsmann” 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). Mittelsmann lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Mittelsmann is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɪtl̩sˌman]. Corpus data places it at rank #67,518 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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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Using “Mittelsmann”

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-M-A-N-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmɪtl̩sˌman] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list