Mittwoch

[ˈmɪtˌvɔx]

/[ˈmɪtˌvɔx]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mittwoch” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,740. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,740
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dritter Wochentag gemäß ISO 8601; vierter Wochentag nach jüdischer, christlicher und islamischer Zählung; Tag zwischen Dienstag und Donnerstag

Corpus desk

Index DE-mittwoch · Mittwoch · German

Mittwoch · rank #1,740 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,740
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Milliarden

Nearest frequency peer: Milliarden (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Mittwoch“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Mittwoch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Mittwoch vs mittwochs
78% similar

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

Key facts for Mittwoch
PropertyValue
HeadwordMittwoch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪtˌvɔx]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,740
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mittwoch“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Mittwochliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Milliarden“ (#1,739), „moderne“ (#1,741), „lief“ (#1,738). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mittwoch“ bei #1,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Mittwoch (IPA [ˈmɪtˌvɔx]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,740 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "dritter Wochentag gemäß ISO 8601; vierter Wochentag nach jüdischer, christlicher und islamischer Zählung; Tag zwischen Dienstag und Donnerstag".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mittwoch, with forms such as "imttwoch", "mittowch", and "mittwcoh". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "mittwochs", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Mittwoch, spelled M-I-T-T-W-O-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    dritter Wochentag gemäß ISO 8601; vierter Wochentag nach jüdischer, christlicher und islamischer Zählung; Tag zwischen Dienstag und Donnerstag

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Mittwoch ist der klassische Ausgehtag der Deutschen.
  2. Wenn heute Mittwoch ist, ist morgen Donnerstag.

Synonyms

WodanstagWotanstagWodenstag

This word in other languages

Wednesday(English)miércoles(Español)mercredi(Français)quarta-feira(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imttwoch
  • mittowch
  • mittwcoh
  • mittwocch
  • mittwochh
  • mittwohc
  • mittwwoch
  • mitwoch
  • mitwtoch
  • mmittwoch
  • mtitwoch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imttwoch2mittowch2mittwcoh2mittwocch1mittwochh1mittwohc2mittwwoch1mitwoch1
Edit distance from "Mittwoch"

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 "Mittwoch"?
"Mittwoch" is spelled M-I-T-T-W-O-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtˌvɔx].
What does "Mittwoch" mean?
As a noun, "Mittwoch" means: dritter Wochentag gemäß ISO 8601; vierter Wochentag nach jüdischer, christlicher und islamischer Zählung; Tag zwischen Dienstag und Donnerstag
What words are commonly confused with "Mittwoch"?
"Mittwoch" is commonly confused with "mittwochs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mittwoch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mittwoch" is [ˈmɪtˌvɔx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mittwoch" come from?
"Mittwoch" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Geschäft#1,731entgegen#1,724beginnen#1,722Dortmund#1,763

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Strecke11 variantsZentrum11 variantsallgemeine11 variantseinzigen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list