mixed

/[mɪkst]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,990

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

mixed is aGermanverb. It means: Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs mix Pronounced [mɪkst]. Often confused with Moped and Mixer.

Key facts for mixed
PropertyValue
Headwordmixed
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[mɪkst]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,990
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mixed in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for mixed is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mɪkst]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,990 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs mix".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for mixed, with forms such as "imxed", "miexd", and "mixde". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Moped", "Mixer", "mixen", and more, 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 mixed, spelled M-I-X-E-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs mix

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imxed,miexd,mixde,mixedd,mixxed,mmixed,mxied

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mixed

Misspelling Variants of "mixed"

imxed5miexd5mixde5mixedd6mixxed6mmixed6mxied5
Misspelling Variants of "mixed"

Frequency rank: #17,990 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mixed"?
"mixed" is spelled M-I-X-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is [mɪkst].
What does "mixed" mean?
As a verb, "mixed" means: Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs mix
What words are commonly confused with "mixed"?
"mixed" is commonly confused with "Moped", "Mixer", "mixen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mixed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mixed" is [mɪkst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mixed" come from?
"mixed" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.