mitteilen

\ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯.lən\

/\ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯.lən\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Informer, communiquer, dire, partager une information.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mitteilen · mitteilen · French

mitteilen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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 mitteilen
PropertyValue
Headwordmitteilen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯.lən\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mitteilen » en français

mitteilenn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

mitteilen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯.lən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

mitteilen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is mitteilen, spelled M-I-T-T-E-I-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Informer, communiquer, dire, partager une information.
  2. 2
    Se confier (à quelqu’un).
  3. 3
    Se transmettre, se transférer.
  4. 4
    Donner, céder.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Manche Dinge glaubt man ja erst, wenn man sie mit eigenen Augen sieht; und dann traut man diesen Augen nicht mehr, weil das, was man da sieht, so ungeheuerlich, so unvorstellbar ist, dass einem das Gehirn mitteilt: Nein, so was kann, so was darf nicht sein!
  2. Von Thomas Bach darf sich die chinesische Tennisspielerin Peng Shuai keine Unterstützung erwarten. Das hat ihr der deutsche IOC-Präsident auch genauso mitgeteilt, wieder und immer wieder.

Synonyms

jemanden etwas wissen lassensagen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mitteilen"?
"mitteilen" is spelled M-I-T-T-E-I-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯.lən\.
What does "mitteilen" mean?
As a verb, "mitteilen" means: Informer, communiquer, dire, partager une information.
How do you pronounce "mitteilen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mitteilen" is \ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯.lən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mitteilen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list