mitzubekommen

[ˈmɪtt͡subəˌkɔmən]

/[ˈmɪtt͡subəˌkɔmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“mitzubekommen” is uncommon German (frequency #79,509 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,509
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs mitbekommen

Key facts for mitzubekommen
PropertyValue
Headwordmitzubekommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɪtt͡subəˌkɔmən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#79,509
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mitzubekommen” 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). mitzubekommen lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

mitzubekommen is uncommon German at frequency #79,509 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmɪtt͡subəˌkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs mitbekommen".

Zero misspellings are on record for mitzubekommen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is mitzubekommen, spelled M-I-T-Z-U-B-E-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs mitbekommen

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 "mitzubekommen"?
"mitzubekommen" is spelled M-I-T-Z-U-B-E-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtt͡subəˌkɔmən].
What does "mitzubekommen" mean?
As a verb, "mitzubekommen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs mitbekommen
How do you pronounce "mitzubekommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mitzubekommen" is [ˈmɪtt͡subəˌkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mitzubekommen" come from?
"mitzubekommen" 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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Using “mitzubekommen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is M-I-T-Z-U-B-E-K-O-M-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmɪtt͡subəˌkɔmən] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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