missingvsmisslangConfusable pair

Which to use

“missing” and “misslang” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,357
“missing” frequency rank
#37,677
“misslang” frequency rank
81034
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature missing misslang
Definition Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs miss 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs misslingen

Letter map: missing vs misslang

Shared letters muted; letters that set missing and misslang apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.

7 ch
missing
8 ch
misslang

Corpus notes: missing and misslang

missing and misslang are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

missing is recorded at frequency rank #43,357, classified as averb, pronounced […]. misslang is at rank #37,677, tagged as averb, pronounced [mɪsˈlaŋ].

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 81034, this pair ranks #183,598 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of missing vs misslang

Shared letters: gimns. Private to "missing": -. Private to "misslang": al.

"missing" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "misslang" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • missingimssing · mising · misisng · missign · missingg · missinng · missnig · mißing
  • misslangimsslang · mislang · mislsang · missalng · misslagn · misslangg · misslanng · missllang

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "missing" for "misslang" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "missing" vs "misslang" - which ranks higher?
"misslang" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,677 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "missing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "misslang" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #183,598 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "missing" and "misslang" 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 #183,598 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