massigvsmissingConfusable pair

Quick tell: massig is a adjective, missing is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“massig” is an adjective and “missing” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,309
“massig” frequency rank
#43,357
“missing” frequency rank
71666
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature massig missing
Definition mit Masse ausgestattet; über genügend, ausreichend Masse verfügend Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs miss

Letter map: massig vs missing

Shared letters muted; letters that set massig and missing apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

6 ch
massig
7 ch
missing

Grammar separator: massig vs missing

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: massig is anadjective and missingaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

massig is recorded at frequency rank #28,309, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmasɪç]. missing is at rank #43,357, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 71666, this pair ranks #410,352 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of massig vs missing

Shared letters: gims. Private to "massig": a. Private to "missing": n.

"massig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "missing" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • massigamssig · masig · masisg · massgi · massigg · maßig · mmassig · msasig
  • missingimssing · mising · misisng · missign · missingg · missinng · missnig · mißing

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "massig" and "missing" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "massig" is an adjective and "missing" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "massig" or "missing" show up more?
"massig" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,309 in our German list, against #43,357 for "missing". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "massig" vs "missing" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "massig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "missing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #410,352 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "massig" and "missing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "missing vs puzzles". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #410,352 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list