mutual

[mutuˈaːl]

/[mutuˈaːl]/ adj

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The verdict

“mutual” is uncommon German (frequency #61,760 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,760
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von beiden Seiten in gleicher Weise zutreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-mutual · mutual · German

mutual · rank #61,760 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,760
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mätresse

Nearest frequency peer: Mätresse (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „mutual“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „mutual“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mutual
PropertyValue
Headwordmutual
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[mutuˈaːl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,760
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mutual“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).mutualfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mätresse“ (#61,761), „Murmel“ (#61,758), „mühsamen“ (#61,762). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mutual“ bei #61,760. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mutual is uncommon German at frequency #61,760 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [mutuˈaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von beiden Seiten in gleicher Weise zutreffend".

No misspelling variants are generated for mutual in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is mutual, spelled M-U-T-U-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    von beiden Seiten in gleicher Weise zutreffend

Synonyms

gegenseitigreziprokwechselseitiggemeinsam

This word in other languages

mutual(English)mutuel(Français)

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 "mutual"?
"mutual" is spelled M-U-T-U-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [mutuˈaːl].
What does "mutual" mean?
As an adjective, "mutual" means: von beiden Seiten in gleicher Weise zutreffend
How do you pronounce "mutual"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mutual" is [mutuˈaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mutual" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Murmel#61,758Mulden#61,755mordet#61,749obszön#61,786

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list