mittlerweile
[mɪtlɐˈvaɪ̯lə]
The verdict
“mittlerweile” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #886 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #886
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in der Zwischenzeit
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mittlerweile |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [mɪtlɐˈvaɪ̯lə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #886 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mittlerweile” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for mittlerweile is 12 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mɪtlɐˈvaɪ̯lə]. Corpus data places it at rank #886 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "in der Zwischenzeit".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for mittlerweile, with forms such as "imttlerweile", "mitlerweile", and "mitlterweile". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 mittlerweile, spelled M-I-T-T-L-E-R-W-E-I-L-E.
Definition
- 1in der Zwischenzeit
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: imttlerweile,mitlerweile,mitlterweile,mittelrweile,mittlerewile,mittlerrweile,mittlerweiel,mittlerweille,mittlerwelie,mittlerwiele,mittlerwweile,mittlewreile,mittllerweile,mittlreweile,mmittlerweile,mtitlerweile
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mittlerweile - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “mittlerweile”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-I-T-T-L-E-R-W-E-I-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mɪtlɐˈvaɪ̯lə] (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.