Which to use
“missen” is a verb and “Mission” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,697
- “missen” frequency rank
- #2,310
- “Mission” frequency rank
- 24007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | missen | Mission |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas entbehren | bedeutsame/r Aufgabe/Auftrag |
Where the eye mixes missen and Mission
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. missen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Mission's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses missen with Mission
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: missen is [ˈmɪsn̩] while Mission is [mɪˈsi̯oːn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
missen is recorded at frequency rank #21,697, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪsn̩]. Mission is at rank #2,310, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɪˈsi̯oːn].
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 24007, this pair ranks #1,853,566 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of missen vs Mission
Shared letters: imns. Private to "missen": e. Private to "Mission": o.
"missen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Mission" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "missen" and "Mission" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "missen" or "Mission" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "missen" and "Mission" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "missen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mission" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,853,566 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "missen" and "Mission" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Madsen vs missen". 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 #1,853,566 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.