mittragen

[ˈmɪtˌtʁaːɡn̩]

/[ˈmɪtˌtʁaːɡn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“mittragen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #38,905 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#38,905
frequency rank, German
9
letters
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — auch einen Teil vom Gewicht eines Transportgutes auf sich nehmen (tragen)

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mittragen vs Mietwagen
67% similar
mittragen vs mitgetragen
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mittragen
PropertyValue
Headwordmittragen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɪtˌtʁaːɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,905
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mittragen” 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). mittragen lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for mittragen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɪtˌtʁaːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,905 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for mittragen, with forms such as "imttragen", "mitragen", and "mitrtagen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Mietwagen", "mitgetragen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is mittragen, spelled M-I-T-T-R-A-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    auch einen Teil vom Gewicht eines Transportgutes auf sich nehmen (tragen)
  2. 2
    Verantwortung gemeinsam mit anderen übernehmen; für eine Sache geradestehen mit jemandem dessen Last teilen

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imttragen,mitragen,mitrtagen,mittargen,mittraegn,mittragenn,mittraggen,mittragne,mittrgaen,mittrragen,mmittragen,mtitragen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mittragen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "mittragen"

imttragen2mitragen1mitrtagen2mittargen2mittraegn2mittragenn1mittraggen1mittragne2
Edit distance from "mittragen"

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mittragen"?
"mittragen" is spelled M-I-T-T-R-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtˌtʁaːɡn̩].
What does "mittragen" mean?
As a verb, "mittragen" means: auch einen Teil vom Gewicht eines Transportgutes auf sich nehmen (tragen)
What words are commonly confused with "mittragen"?
"mittragen" is commonly confused with "Mietwagen", "mitgetragen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mittragen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mittragen" is [ˈmɪtˌtʁaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mittragen" come from?
"mittragen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “mittragen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is M-I-T-T-R-A-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmɪtˌtʁaːɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Mietwagen” - see the side-by-side comparison. mittragen vs Mietwagen
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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