mixed

[mɪkst]

/[mɪkst]/ verb

The verdict

“mixed” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,990. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,990
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs mix

Corpus desk

Index DE-mixed · mixed · German

mixed · rank #17,990 · 7 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,990
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH minimieren

Nearest frequency peer: minimieren (-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 „mixed“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „mixed“ 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).

mixed vs Moped
40% similar
mixed vs Mixer
60% similar
mixed vs mixen
80% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „mixed“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).mixedliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „minimieren“ (#17,989), „morning“ (#17,991), „milden“ (#17,988). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mixed“ bei #17,990. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around mixed (IPA [mɪkst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,990 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs mix".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mixed, with forms such as "imxed", "miexd", and "mixde". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Moped", "Mixer", "mixen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is mixed, spelled M-I-X-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs mix

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imxed
  • miexd
  • mixde
  • mixedd
  • mixxed
  • mmixed
  • mxied

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imxed2miexd2mixde2mixedd1mixxed1mmixed1mxied2
Edit distance from "mixed"

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 "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. 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 "mixed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list