# Messing vs missing

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Messing
*noun · IPA [ˈmɛsɪŋ] · frequency rank #22,826*
Legierung aus den Metallen Kupfer und Zink

### missing
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #43,357*
Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs miss

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/messing-vs-missing