how to pronounce mittel

/ˈmɪtəl/

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mittel is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of mittel in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… zu brechen und das mittel der wahl das …”

meanings of mittel

noun:

Medicament, remedy.
Median.
The middle of the 7 traditional sizes of German type, between Cicero and Tertia, standardized as 14 point and taken as roughly equivalent to "English" type.
Means.
Funds, capital.
Agent, appliance.

adjective:

Average, middling.
Middle, in the middle.

mittel frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word mittel occurs in german on average 53.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.