Which to use
“missen” and “müsse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,697
- “missen” frequency rank
- #2,312
- “müsse” frequency rank
- 24009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | missen | müsse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas entbehren | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens des Verbs müssen |
Where the eye mixes missen and müsse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: missen vs müsse
A purely visual mix-up. missen ([ˈmɪsn̩]) and müsse ([ˈmʏsə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24009, 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]. müsse is at rank #2,312, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmʏsə].
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 24009, this pair ranks #1,853,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of missen vs müsse
Shared letters: ems. Private to "missen": in. Private to "müsse": ü.
"missen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "müsse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- missen ← imssen · misen · misesn · missenn · missne · mißen · mmissen · msisen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "missen" and "müsse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "missen" vs "müsse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "missen" and "müsse" 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 "müsse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,853,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "missen" and "müsse" 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 #1,853,544 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.