Which to use
“missing” and “misslingt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,357
- “missing” frequency rank
- #46,148
- “misslingt” frequency rank
- 89505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | missing | misslingt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs miss | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs misslingen |
Letter map: missing vs misslingt
Shared letters muted; letters that set missing and misslingt apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Pair insight - missing / misslingt
missing and misslingt 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
missing is recorded at frequency rank #43,357, classified as averb, pronounced […]. misslingt is at rank #46,148, tagged as averb, pronounced [mɪsˈlɪŋt].
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 89505, this pair ranks #56,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of missing vs misslingt
Shared letters: gimns. Private to "missing": -. Private to "misslingt": lt.
"missing" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "misslingt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "missing" and "misslingt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "missing" or "misslingt" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "missing" and "misslingt". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "missing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "misslingt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "missing" and "misslingt" 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 #56,537 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.