mittelst
German, preposition[ˈmɪtl̩st]
mittelst is spelled M-I-T-T-E-L-S-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 177,389th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mittelst is a German preposition meaning “by means of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit dem … [im Genitiv folgenden Gegenstand] als Mittel”.
What does mittelst mean in English?
preposition
- 1
datedby means of
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. mit dem … [im Genitiv folgenden Gegenstand] als Mittel
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mittelst
- mittels variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mittelst?
- [ˈmɪtl̩st]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mittelst in German?
mittelst appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).