Mythos

/[ˈmyːtɔs]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,695

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Mythos is aGermannoun. It means: identitätsstiftende Vorzeitüberlieferung eines Volkes über dessen Geschichte und Götter Pronounced [ˈmyːtɔs]. It ranks #6,695 in German word frequency. Often confused with Mythen and method.

Key facts for Mythos
PropertyValue
HeadwordMythos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmyːtɔs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,695
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Mythos is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmyːtɔs]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,695 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Mythos, with forms such as "mmythos", "mtyhos", and "myhtos". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Mythen", "method", 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 Mythos, spelled M-Y-T-H-O-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    identitätsstiftende Vorzeitüberlieferung eines Volkes über dessen Geschichte und Götter
  2. 2
    kollektive, irrationale Vorstellung zu einem historischen Ereignis oder einer historischen Person

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmythos,mtyhos,myhtos,mythhos,mythoss,mythso,mytohs,mytthos,myythos,ymthos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Mythos

Misspelling Variants of "Mythos"

mmythos7mtyhos6myhtos6mythhos7mythoss7mythso6mytohs6mytthos7
Misspelling Variants of "Mythos"

Frequency rank: #6,695 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mythos"?
"Mythos" is spelled M-Y-T-H-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmyːtɔs].
What does "Mythos" mean?
As a noun, "Mythos" means: identitätsstiftende Vorzeitüberlieferung eines Volkes über dessen Geschichte und Götter
What words are commonly confused with "Mythos"?
"Mythos" is commonly confused with "Mythen", "method". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mythos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mythos" is [ˈmyːtɔs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mythos" come from?
"Mythos" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.