German preposition · CEFR C1
mittels
Meaning in English: by means of
Example
Die Tür öffnet sich mittels einer Karte.
The door opens by means of a card.
How common is mittels?
mittels is number 1,370 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 67 times per million words — about once every 15,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 67% of the words in an ordinary German text. C1 means an advanced word, mostly met in formal or written German.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 1,366der Staatstate, country
- 1,367vorherbefore, beforehand
- 1,368selbstverständlichof course, naturally
- 1,369das Personalstaff, personnel
- 1,370mittelsby means of
- 1,371Teileparts, pieces
- 1,372der Leiterhead, manager (der); ladder (die)
- 1,373die Umgebungsurroundings, area
- 1,374die Partiegame, match
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