vermittels

[fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtəls]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtəls]/ prep

The verdict

“vermittels” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - mit Hilfe von; durch

Corpus desk

Index DE-vermittels · vermittels · German

vermittels · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for vermittels
PropertyValue
Headwordvermittels
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPreposition
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtəls]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vermittels” sits in German frequency

vermittels falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vermittels is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtəls]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Hilfe von; durch".

No misspelling variants are generated for vermittels in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is vermittels, spelled V-E-R-M-I-T-T-E-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Hilfe von; durch

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how vermittels appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Vermittels eines Schraubendrehers werde ich die Schraube wieder anziehen.

This word in other languages

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vermittels"?
"vermittels" is spelled V-E-R-M-I-T-T-E-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtəls].
What does "vermittels" mean?
As a preposition, "vermittels" means: mit Hilfe von; durch
How do you pronounce "vermittels"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vermittels" is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪtəls]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vermittels" come from?
"vermittels" 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. 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